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Mansion Over The Hilltop: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Ira F. Stanphill

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Left hand Boom-chickRight hand Wait-a-beat 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 Mansion Over The Hilltop without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

Mansion Over The Hilltop accompaniment in letter notes

The G7 – C – F – C loop with boom-chick in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3 B3+D4 D3 B3+D4
Bar 2
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 E4+G4 G3 E4+G4
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 A3+C4 C3 A3+C4
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+C5 C7 G6 E6 C6 A5 Ab5 G5 F#5
LC4 E4+G4 G3 E4+G4
Bar 5
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3 B3+D4 D3 B3+D4
Bar 6
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 E4+G4 G3 E4+G4
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 A3+C4 C3 A3+C4
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 E4+G4 G3 E4+G4

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 Mansion Over The Hilltop

What are the letter notes for the Mansion Over The Hilltop 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 G7 – C – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Mansion Over The Hilltop?

The loop is G7 – C – F – C (V7 – I – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.

What key is Mansion Over The Hilltop in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Mansion Over The Hilltop?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Mansion Over The Hilltop 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.