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Pilate’s Dream: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • Bb minor
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Pausing footstepsThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Pilate’s Dream without reading music. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3), and the right hand sings the tune.

Pilate’s Dream accompaniment in letter notes

The Bbm – Ebm – Ab7 – Bbm loop with pausing footsteps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bbm
RBb3+Db4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 2
Ebm
REb4+Gb4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 3
Ab7
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 4
Bbm
RBb3+Db4+F4 Eb4 F4 Gb4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5 Eb5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 5
Bbm
RBb3+Db4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 6
Ebm
REb4+Gb4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 7
Ab7
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 8
Bbm
RBb3+Db4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3

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 Pilate’s Dream

What are the letter notes for the Pilate’s Dream 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 Bbm – Ebm – Ab7 – Bbm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Pilate’s Dream?

The loop is Bbm – Ebm – Ab7 – Bbm (i – iv – bVII7 – i) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.

What key is Pilate’s Dream in?

Bb minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Pilate’s Dream?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Pilate’s Dream 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.