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Laura: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By David Raksin
- C major
- 2/2
- 90 BPM
- 1945
- Easy
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 Laura without reading music. The left hand plays hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.
The main tune of Laura 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.
Laura accompaniment in letter notes
The Am7 – Ab7 – D7 – G – G loop with hopscotch steps in the left hand and steady 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 Laura
What are the letter notes for the Laura 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 Am7 – Ab7 – D7 – G – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Laura?
The loop is Am7 – Ab7 – D7 – G – G (vi7 – bVI7 – II7 – V – vi7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Laura in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Laura?
Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Laura easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Laura?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.