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Outside Villanova: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Eric Hutchinson

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Stair stepsRight hand Hand-clap chordsChords 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 Outside Villanova without reading music. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) and the right hand hand-clap chords.

Outside Villanova accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Bb – F – Ab loop with stair steps in the left hand and hand-clap chords 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 E3 G3
Bar 2
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 D3 F3
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2 C3
Bar 4
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 D4 Fb4 F4 G4 Bbb4 Cb4 C5 D5
LAb2 C3 Eb3
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3 G3
Bar 6
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 D3 F3
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2 C3
Bar 8
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 C3 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 Outside Villanova

What are the letter notes for the Outside Villanova 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 – Bb – F – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Outside Villanova?

The loop is C – Bb – F – Ab (I – bVII – IV – bVI) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Outside Villanova in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Outside Villanova?

Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Outside Villanova 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.