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Round And Round: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Kenny Chesney

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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords 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 Round And Round without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

The catchy part of Round And Round 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
D
RD4 F#3+A3+B3 D4 A3
LD3 A2
Bar 2
D
RD4 E4 F#4 G4
LD2 A2
Bar 3
D
RA4 B3+D4 F#4 B3+D4
LD3 A2
Bar 4
D
RD4 F#3+A3+B3 E4 F#4
LD2 A2

Round And Round accompaniment in letter notes

The D – A7 – D – A7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 2
A7
RA4 C#4+E4 C#4+E4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 3
D
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 4
A7
RA4 C#4+E4 C#4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C#5
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 5
D
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 6
A7
RA4 C#4+E4 C#4+E4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 7
D
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 8
A7
RA4 C#4+E4 C#4+E4
LA2 A2 A2

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 Round And Round

What are the letter notes for the Round And Round 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 – A7 – D – A7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Round And Round?

The loop is D – A7 – D – A7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Round And Round in?

D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Round And Round?

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 Round And Round 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Round And Round?

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

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