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Savages (Part 1): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Stephen Schwartz

  • G minor
  • 4/4
  • 126 BPM
  • 1995
  • Medium
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Left hand Marching giantRight hand Pumping chordsChords 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 Savages (Part 1) without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand pumping chords.

Savages (Part 1) accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – D7 – Gm – Eb loop with marching giant in the left hand and pumping chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA3+C4 E3 A3+C4 E3 A3+C4 E3 A3+C4 E3
Bar 2
D7
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD3+F#3 A2 D3+F#3 A2 D3+F#3 A2 D3+F#3 A2
Bar 3
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3
Bar 4
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb6 G6 Eb6 Bb5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5
LEb3+G3 Bb2 Eb3+G3 Bb2 Eb3+G3 Bb2 Eb3+G3 Bb2
Bar 5
Am
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA3+C4 E3 A3+C4 E3 A3+C4 E3 A3+C4 E3
Bar 6
D7
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD3+F#3 A2 D3+F#3 A2 D3+F#3 A2 D3+F#3 A2
Bar 7
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3
Bar 8
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb3+G3 Bb2 Eb3+G3 Bb2 Eb3+G3 Bb2 Eb3+G3 Bb2

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 Savages (Part 1)

What are the letter notes for the Savages (Part 1) 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 Am – D7 – Gm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Savages (Part 1)?

The loop is Am – D7 – Gm – Eb (ii – V7 – i – bVI) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Savages (Part 1) in?

G minor, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Savages (Part 1)?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Savages (Part 1) 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.