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Rodeo Moon: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Toby Keith & Chris Ledoux

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Left hand Waltz rippleRight hand Waltz 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 Rodeo Moon without reading music. The left hand plays waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.

Rodeo Moon accompaniment in letter notes

The G – D – Em – C loop with waltz ripple in the left hand and waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G3
Bar 2
D
RD4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 3
Em
RE4+G4+B4 E4+G4+B4 E4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 E3
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 E4 G4 C5 E5 G5 C6 E6 G6
LC3 G3 C4
Bar 5
G
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G3
Bar 6
D
RD4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 7
Em
RE4+G4+B4 E4+G4+B4 E4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 E3
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C4

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 Rodeo Moon

What are the letter notes for the Rodeo Moon 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 G – D – Em – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Rodeo Moon?

The loop is G – D – Em – C (I – V – vi – IV) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.

What key is Rodeo Moon in?

G major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Rodeo Moon?

Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rodeo Moon 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.