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Ribbon In The Sky: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Stevie Wonder

  • Db major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 1982
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Push-and-land chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Ribbon In The Sky without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand push-and-land chords.

The main tune of Ribbon In The Sky 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.

Bar 1
Ebm7
RDb4+Gb4+Bb4+Db5 Db4+Gb4+Bb4 Db4+Gb4+Bb4 Db4+Gb4+Bb4 C5 Db5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 2
Fm → Bbm7
RF4+Ab4+Eb5 Db5 Eb4+F4+C5 Bb4 Db5 C5
LF2 C3 Ab3 Bb2 Ab3
Bar 3
Ebm7
RDb4+Gb4+Bb4+Db5 Db4+Gb4+Bb4 Db4+Gb4+Bb4 Db4+Gb4+Bb4 C5 Db5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 4
Fm → Bbm7
RF4+Ab4+Eb5 Db5 Eb4+F4+C5 Bb4 Db5 C5
LF2 C3 Ab3 Bb2 Ab3

Ribbon In The Sky accompaniment in letter notes

The Ebm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Fm – Bbm7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and push-and-land chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ebm7
RBb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 2
Fm → Bbm7
RC5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 F4+Bb4+Db5 F4+Bb4+Db5
LF2 F2 Bb2
Bar 3
Ebm7
RBb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 4
Fm → Bbm7
RC5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 Db4 Eb4 F4 Gb4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5
LF2 F2 Bb2
Bar 5
Ebm7
RBb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 6
Fm → Bbm7
RC5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 F4+Bb4+Db5 F4+Bb4+Db5
LF2 F2 Bb2
Bar 7
Ebm7
RBb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 8
Fm → Bbm7
RC5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 F4+Bb4+Db5 F4+Bb4+Db5
LF2 F2 Bb2

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 Ribbon In The Sky

What are the letter notes for the Ribbon In The Sky 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 – Fm – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Fm – Bbm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Ribbon In The Sky?

The loop is Ebm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Fm – Bbm7 (ii7 – iii – vi7 – ii7 – iii – vi7) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is Ribbon In The Sky in?

Db major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ribbon In The Sky?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ribbon In The Sky easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Ribbon In The Sky?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.