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Piano Concerto No. 1 (Theme): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Oom-pah-pahThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Piano Concerto No. 1 (Theme) without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.

Piano Concerto No. 1 (Theme) accompaniment in letter notes

The D – Em – A – D loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2
Bar 2
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 G2+B2 G2+B2
Bar 3
A
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 C#3+E3 C#3+E3
Bar 4
D
RD4+F#4+A4 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LD2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2
Bar 5
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2
Bar 6
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 G2+B2 G2+B2
Bar 7
A
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 C#3+E3 C#3+E3
Bar 8
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2

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 Piano Concerto No. 1 (Theme)

What are the letter notes for the Piano Concerto No. 1 (Theme) 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 D – Em – A – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Piano Concerto No. 1 (Theme)?

The loop is D – Em – A – D (I – ii – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on E7 – A7 – D.

What key is Piano Concerto No. 1 (Theme) in?

D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Piano Concerto No. 1 (Theme)?

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

Is Piano Concerto No. 1 (Theme) 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.