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Married Life: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Michael Giacchino

  • F major
  • 3/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 2009
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pah-pahThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Married Life without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.

The opening of Married 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.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5+D5+F5
LF2 A3+C4 A3+C4
Bar 2
Am
RA4+C5+E5 A4+C5+E5 A4+C5+E5 A4+C5+E5
LC2 A3+C4 A3+C4
Bar 3
Dm7
RA4+C5+D5+F5
LD2 A3+C4 A3+C4
Bar 4
C
RA4+C5+E5 A4+C5+E5 A4+C5+E5 F5 A5 F5
LC2 D2 E2

Married Life accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Am – Dm7 – C loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 2
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 3
Dm7
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 E4 G4 C5 E5 G5 C6 E6 G6
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 6
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 7
Dm7
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3

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 Married Life

What are the letter notes for the Married 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 F – Am – Dm7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Married Life?

The loop is F – Am – Dm7 – C (I – iii – vi7 – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Married Life in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Married Life?

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

Is Married Life 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Married Life?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.