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Pure Imagination: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Gene Wilder
- Bb minor
- 2/2
- 128 BPM
- 1970
- Easy
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 Pure Imagination without reading music. The left hand plays moonlit climb (broken chord 1-5-7 (3/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.
The main tune of Pure Imagination in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Pure Imagination accompaniment in letter notes
The Ebm7 – Ab7 – Db loop with moonlit climb in the left hand. 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 Pure Imagination
What are the letter notes for the Pure Imagination 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 Ebm7 – Ab7 – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Pure Imagination?
The loop is Ebm7 – Ab7 – Db (iv7 – VII7 – III) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Pure Imagination in?
Bb minor, at about 128 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Pure Imagination?
Moonlit climb: broken chord 1-5-7 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pure Imagination easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 3 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Pure Imagination?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.