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Lush Life: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Zara Larsson
- G minor
- 4/4
- 94 BPM
- Tricky
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 Lush Life without reading music. The left hand plays thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) and the right hand rocking thirds.
The repeating figure of Lush Life 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.
Lush Life accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm – F – Eb – Cm – Eb – Gm – F – Eb – Cm – Eb loop with thunder tremolo in the left hand and rocking thirds 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 Lush Life
What are the letter notes for the Lush Life 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 Gm – F – Eb – Cm – Eb – Gm – F – Eb – Cm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Lush Life?
The loop is Gm – F – Eb – Cm – Eb – Gm – F – Eb – Cm – Eb (i – VII – VI – iv – VI – i – VII – VI – iv – VI) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Lush Life in?
G minor, at about 94 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lush Life?
Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lush Life easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 10 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Lush Life?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.