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Rise Like A Phoenix: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Conchita Wurst

  • D minor
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pahRight hand Soft chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Rise Like A Phoenix without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand soft chords.

Rise Like A Phoenix accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – Am – Gm – Asus4 loop with oom-pah in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 2
Am
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 3
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 4
Asus4
RE4+A4+D5 D7 A6 E6 D6 A5 G#5 G5 F#5
LA2 D3+E3 D3+E3 D3+E3
Bar 5
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 6
Am
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 7
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 8
Asus4
RE4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5
LA2 D3+E3 D3+E3 D3+E3

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 Rise Like A Phoenix

What are the letter notes for the Rise Like A Phoenix 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 Dm – Am – Gm – Asus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Rise Like A Phoenix?

The loop is Dm – Am – Gm – Asus4 (i – v – iv – Vsus) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Rise Like A Phoenix in?

D minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Rise Like A Phoenix?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rise Like A Phoenix 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.