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Notre Dame Victory March: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Rev. Michael J. Shea

  • Eb major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1928
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords 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 Notre Dame Victory March without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

Notre Dame Victory March accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Bb7 – Ab – Eb loop with walking roots in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5 C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 2
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 3
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5 C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 4
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 5
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5 C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 6
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 7
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5 C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 8
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4 G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 Eb3

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 Notre Dame Victory March

What are the letter notes for the Notre Dame Victory March 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 Ab – Bb7 – Ab – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Notre Dame Victory March?

The loop is Ab – Bb7 – Ab – Eb (IV – V7 – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is Notre Dame Victory March in?

Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Notre Dame Victory March?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Notre Dame Victory March 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.