Piano chords · Waltz garden
I’ve Found A Friend, O Such A Friend!: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by George C. Stebbins
- Ab major
- 3/4
- 90 BPM
- IV–I–V7–I loop
- 2002
- Medium
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 I’ve Found A Friend, O Such A Friend! without reading music. The left hand plays waltz stride (stride (3/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.
I’ve Found A Friend, O Such A Friend! accompaniment in letter notes
The Db – Ab – Eb7 – Ab loop with waltz stride 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 I’ve Found A Friend, O Such A Friend!
What are the letter notes for the I’ve Found A Friend, O Such A Friend! 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 Db – Ab – Eb7 – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I’ve Found A Friend, O Such A Friend!?
The loop is Db – Ab – Eb7 – Ab (IV – I – V7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Eb7 – Ab.
What key is I’ve Found A Friend, O Such A Friend! in?
Ab major, at about 90 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in I’ve Found A Friend, O Such A Friend!?
Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’ve Found A Friend, O Such A Friend! 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.