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International Harvester: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Craig Morgan
- D major
- 4/4
- 94 BPM
- bVII–I–bVII–I loop
- Medium
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany International Harvester without reading music. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4), and the right hand sings the tune.
International Harvester accompaniment in letter notes
The C – D – C – D loop with tick-tick-boom pulse in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about International Harvester
What are the letter notes for the International Harvester piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is C – D – C – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in International Harvester?
The loop is C – D – C – D (bVII – I – bVII – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is International Harvester in?
D major, at about 94 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in International Harvester?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is International Harvester easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.