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Rock Star: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Ticking clockChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Rock Star without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand ticking clock.

Rock Star accompaniment in letter notes

The D – A – B – G loop with three-step climb in the left hand and ticking clock in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RD4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 2
A
RA3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 3
B
RB3 B3 B3 B3 B3 B3
LB2 F#3 B3
Bar 4
G
RG4 G4 G4 B4 D5 G5 B5 D6 G6 B6
LG2 D3 G3
Bar 5
D
RD4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 6
A
RA3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 7
B
RB3 B3 B3 B3 B3 B3
LB2 F#3 B3
Bar 8
G
RG4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4
LG2 D3 G3

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 Rock Star

What are the letter notes for the Rock Star 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 D – A – B – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Rock Star?

The loop is D – A – B – G (I5 – V5 – VI5 – IV5) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Rock Star in?

D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Rock Star?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rock Star easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

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