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My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Traditional
- G major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- 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 My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean without reading music. The left hand plays waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz bells.
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean accompaniment in letter notes
The G – C – G – A7 loop with waltz ripple in the left hand and waltz bells in the right. 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 My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean
What are the letter notes for the My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean 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 G – C – G – A7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean?
The loop is G – C – G – A7 (I – IV – I – II7) in G major, and the song ends on A7 – D7 – G.
What key is My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean in?
G major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean?
Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean 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.