Piano chords · Bossa beach
Saludos Amigos: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Charles Wolcott
- C major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- 1942
- Easy
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 Saludos Amigos without reading music. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand pausing chords.
Saludos Amigos accompaniment in letter notes
The Dm – G7 – C – Ab7 loop with lazy seesaw in the left hand and pausing chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Saludos Amigos
What are the letter notes for the Saludos Amigos 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 – G7 – C – Ab7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Saludos Amigos?
The loop is Dm – G7 – C – Ab7 (ii – V7 – I – bVI7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Saludos Amigos in?
C major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Saludos Amigos?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Saludos Amigos 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.