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Man On The Moon: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Phillip Phillips

  • F# minor
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 2012
  • Easy
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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Steady 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 Man On The Moon without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand steady chords.

Man On The Moon accompaniment in letter notes

The F#m – A – B7 – C#m loop with island pulse in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 2
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 3
B7
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B2
Bar 4
C#m
RE4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5 D5 E5
LC#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 5
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 6
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 7
B7
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B2
Bar 8
C#m
RE4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#3 C#3

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 Man On The Moon

What are the letter notes for the Man On The Moon 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#m – A – B7 – C#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Man On The Moon?

The loop is F#m – A – B7 – C#m (i – bIII – IV7 – v) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Man On The Moon in?

F# minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Man On The Moon?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Man On The Moon 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.