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Name Above All Names: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Tim Hughes

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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Pop stabsChords 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 Name Above All Names without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand pop stabs.

Name Above All Names accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Am – G – F loop with island pulse in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 2
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 3
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 4
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 6
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 7
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 8
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2

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 Name Above All Names

What are the letter notes for the Name Above All Names 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 C – Am – G – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Name Above All Names?

The loop is C – Am – G – F (I – vi – V – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Name Above All Names in?

C major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Name Above All Names?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Name Above All Names 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.