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New York: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Paloma Faith
- C major
- 4/4
- 97 BPM
- 2009
- 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 New York without reading music. The left hand plays leapfrog pulse (root bass · 1 · 2a · 3) and the right hand steady chords.
The main tune of New York 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.
New York accompaniment in letter notes
The E – Am7 – G – F – C loop with leapfrog pulse in the left hand and steady 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 New York
What are the letter notes for the New York 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 E – Am7 – G – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in New York?
The loop is E – Am7 – G – F – C (III – vi7 – V – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is New York in?
C major, at about 97 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in New York?
Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is New York easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of New York?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.