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Lost In The Stars: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Kurt Weill

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 85 BPM
  • 1944
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pahRight hand Heartbeat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Lost In The Stars without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand heartbeat chords.

Lost In The Stars accompaniment in letter notes

The D7 – G – Edim – D7 loop with oom-pah in the left hand and heartbeat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D7
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2
Bar 2
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 3
Edim
RBb4+E5+G5 Bb4+E5+G5 Bb4+E5+G5
LE2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 4
D7
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 F#6 D6 C6 A5 F#5 F5 E5 Eb5
LD2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2
Bar 5
D7
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2
Bar 6
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 7
Edim
RBb4+E5+G5 Bb4+E5+G5 Bb4+E5+G5
LE2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 8
D7
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2

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 Lost In The Stars

What are the letter notes for the Lost In The Stars 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 D7 – G – Edim – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Lost In The Stars?

The loop is D7 – G – Edim – D7 (V7 – I – vio – V7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Lost In The Stars in?

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

What does the left hand play in Lost In The Stars?

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

Is Lost In The Stars 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.