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Pleasant Valley Sunday: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Bossa swayRight hand Soft 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 Pleasant Valley Sunday without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand soft chords.

Pleasant Valley Sunday accompaniment in letter notes

The G – D – G – D loop with bossa sway in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RD5+F#5+G5+B5 D5+F#5+G5+B5 D5+F#5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 2
D
RA4+C#5+D5+F#5 A4+C#5+D5+F#5 A4+C#5+D5+F#5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 3
G
RD5+F#5+G5+B5 D5+F#5+G5+B5 D5+F#5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 4
D
RA4+C#5+D5+F#5 E6 D6 C#6 B5 A5 G5 F#5 E5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 5
G
RD5+F#5+G5+B5 D5+F#5+G5+B5 D5+F#5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 6
D
RA4+C#5+D5+F#5 A4+C#5+D5+F#5 A4+C#5+D5+F#5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 7
G
RD5+F#5+G5+B5 D5+F#5+G5+B5 D5+F#5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 8
D
RA4+C#5+D5+F#5 A4+C#5+D5+F#5 A4+C#5+D5+F#5
LD2 D2 D2 D2

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 Pleasant Valley Sunday

What are the letter notes for the Pleasant Valley Sunday 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 G – D – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Pleasant Valley Sunday?

The loop is G – D – G – D (IV – I – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Pleasant Valley Sunday in?

D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Pleasant Valley Sunday?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Pleasant Valley Sunday 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.