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Prelude To A Kiss: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Alicia Keys
- A major
- 3/4
- 70 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 2007
- 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 Prelude To A Kiss without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand steady chords.
Prelude To A Kiss accompaniment in letter notes
The A – D – A – D loop with island pulse in the left hand and steady 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 Prelude To A Kiss
What are the letter notes for the Prelude To A Kiss 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 A – D – A – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Prelude To A Kiss?
The loop is A – D – A – D (I – IV – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is Prelude To A Kiss in?
A major, at about 70 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Prelude To A Kiss?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Prelude To A Kiss 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.