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La Valse D'amelie: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Yann Tiersen

  • C major
  • 2/4
  • 56 BPM
  • 2001
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pah-pahThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 La Valse D'amelie without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.

The opening of La Valse D'amelie in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RD5 C5
LD3 F3+A3
Bar 2
Am
RB4 A4
LA2 C3+E3+B3
Bar 3
Dm
RD5 E5 D5 C5 B4 C5
LD3 F3+A3
Bar 4
Am
RB4 A4
LA2 C3+E3+B3

La Valse D'amelie accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – Am – Dm – Am loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 2
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 3
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 4
Am
RA3+C4+E4 E4 A4 C5 E5 A5 C6 E6 A6
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 5
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 6
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 7
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 8
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3

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 La Valse D'amelie

What are the letter notes for the La Valse D'amelie 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 Dm – Am – Dm – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in La Valse D'amelie?

The loop is Dm – Am – Dm – Am (ii – vi – ii – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is La Valse D'amelie in?

C major, at about 56 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in La Valse D'amelie?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is La Valse D'amelie 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.

Can I hear the real melody of La Valse D'amelie?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.