Piano chords · Waltz garden
My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- E minor
- 3/4
- 144 BPM
- 1959
- 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 Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music) without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick-boom (boom-chick (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.
The main tune of My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music) 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.
My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music) accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – C – Am – B loop with boom-chick-boom in the left hand and waltz chords 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 Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music)
What are the letter notes for the My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music) 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 Em – C – Am – B, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music)?
The loop is Em – C – Am – B (i – VI – iv – V) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music) in?
E minor, at about 144 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music)?
Boom-chick-boom: boom-chick (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music) 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 My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.