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Largo (from Xerxes): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By George Frideric Handel

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Left hand Sliding twinsRight hand Waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Largo (from Xerxes) without reading music. The left hand plays sliding twins (lh power fifths (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.

Largo (from Xerxes) accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Bb – C – Dm loop with sliding twins in the left hand and waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LA2+C3 G2+Bb2 F2+A2
Bar 2
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4 Bb3+D4+F4 Bb3+D4+F4
LD3+F3 C3+Eb3 Bb2+D3
Bar 3
C
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LE3+G3 D3+F3 C3+E3
Bar 4
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 F4 A4 D5 F5 A5 D6 F6 A6
LF2+A2 E2+G2 D2+F2
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LA2+C3 G2+Bb2 F2+A2
Bar 6
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4 Bb3+D4+F4 Bb3+D4+F4
LD3+F3 C3+Eb3 Bb2+D3
Bar 7
C
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LE3+G3 D3+F3 C3+E3
Bar 8
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LF2+A2 E2+G2 D2+F2

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 Largo (from Xerxes)

What are the letter notes for the Largo (from Xerxes) 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 F – Bb – C – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Largo (from Xerxes)?

The loop is F – Bb – C – Dm (I – IV – V – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Largo (from Xerxes) in?

F major, at about 85 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Largo (from Xerxes)?

Sliding twins: lh power fifths (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Largo (from Xerxes) 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.