Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Moises Simons
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1931
- Easy
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 Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood) without reading music. The left hand plays hop-up drop (broken chord 8-12-12-5), and the right hand sings the tune.
Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood) accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb7 – Eb – F#dim – Bb7 loop with hop-up drop in the left hand. 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 Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood)
What are the letter notes for the Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood) 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 Bb7 – Eb – F#dim – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood)?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – F#dim – Bb7 (V7 – I – biiio – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood) in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood)?
Hop-up drop: broken chord 8-12-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood) 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.