Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Poetry In Motion: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Paul Kaufman & Mike Anthony
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V loop
- 1960
- Easy
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 Poetry In Motion without reading music. The left hand plays ping-pong bounce (broken chord 8-5) and the right hand knock-knock chords.
Poetry In Motion accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Fm – Bbm – Eb loop with ping-pong bounce in the left hand and knock-knock chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Poetry In Motion
What are the letter notes for the Poetry In Motion 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 Ab – Fm – Bbm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Poetry In Motion?
The loop is Ab – Fm – Bbm – Eb (I – vi – ii – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Eb – Ab.
What key is Poetry In Motion in?
Ab major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Poetry In Motion?
Ping-pong bounce: broken chord 8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Poetry In Motion 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.