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Old Mansion Tree: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Carolyn Dawn Gardner

  • D minor
  • 3/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2002
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pah-pahThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Old Mansion Tree without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.

Old Mansion Tree accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Dm – C#dim – Edim loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 2
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 3
C#dim
RC#4+E4+G4
LC#3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 4
Edim
RE4+G4+Bb4 E4 G4 Bb4 E5 G5 Bb5 E6 G6
LE2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 5
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 6
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 7
C#dim
RC#4+E4+G4
LC#3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 8
Edim
RE4+G4+Bb4
LE2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2

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.

Questions about Old Mansion Tree

What are the letter notes for the Old Mansion Tree 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 – Dm – C#dim – Edim, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Old Mansion Tree?

The loop is C – Dm – C#dim – Edim (bVII – i – viio – iio) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Old Mansion Tree in?

D minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Old Mansion Tree?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Old Mansion Tree 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.