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Postcards From Richard Nixon: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Elton John
- C major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 2006
- 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 Postcards From Richard Nixon without reading music. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Postcards From Richard Nixon accompaniment in letter notes
The C – F – C – F loop with lazy seesaw in the left hand and offbeat skank 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 Postcards From Richard Nixon
What are the letter notes for the Postcards From Richard Nixon 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 – F – C – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Postcards From Richard Nixon?
The loop is C – F – C – F (I – IV – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is Postcards From Richard Nixon in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Postcards From Richard Nixon?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Postcards From Richard Nixon 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.