Piano chords · Old-time stride
It's A Long Way To Tipperary: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Jack Judge
- C major
- 2/4
- 100 BPM
- 2017
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 It's A Long Way To Tipperary without reading music. The left hand plays brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) and the right hand marching chords.
It's A Long Way To Tipperary accompaniment in letter notes
The G7 – C – Em – Am loop with brass-band march in the left hand and marching chords in the right. 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 It's A Long Way To Tipperary
What are the letter notes for the It's A Long Way To Tipperary 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 G7 – C – Em – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in It's A Long Way To Tipperary?
The loop is G7 – C – Em – Am (V7 – I – iii – vi) in C major, and the song ends on D7 – G7 – C.
What key is It's A Long Way To Tipperary in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in It's A Long Way To Tipperary?
Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It's A Long Way To Tipperary easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.