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March: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 140 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Marching giantThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 March without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads), and the right hand sings the tune.

March accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – B – Em – Am loop with marching giant in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA3+C4 E3 A3+C4
Bar 2
B
RB3+D#4+F#4
LB3+D#4 F#3 B3+D#4
Bar 3
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE3+G3 B2 E3+G3
Bar 4
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A6 E6 C6 A5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
LA3+C4 E3 A3+C4
Bar 5
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA3+C4 E3 A3+C4
Bar 6
B
RB3+D#4+F#4
LB3+D#4 F#3 B3+D#4
Bar 7
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE3+G3 B2 E3+G3
Bar 8
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA3+C4 E3 A3+C4

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 March

What are the letter notes for the March 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 Am – B – Em – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in March?

The loop is Am – B – Em – Am (ii – III – vi – ii) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D – G.

What key is March in?

G major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in March?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is March 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.