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September: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Earth, Wind & Fire
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 1978
- 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 September without reading music. The left hand plays bouncy-ball heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3& · 4&) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
The bass riff of September 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.
September accompaniment in letter notes
The Bm7 – E7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – E7 – C#m7 – F#m7 loop with bouncy-ball heartbeat in the left hand and hopscotch 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Bouncy-ball heartbeat
Questions about September
What are the letter notes for the September 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 Bm7 – E7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – E7 – C#m7 – F#m7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in September?
The loop is Bm7 – E7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – E7 – C#m7 – F#m7 (iv7 – VII7 – v7 – i7 – iv7 – VII7 – v7 – i7) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is September in?
F# minor, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in September?
Bouncy-ball heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is September easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of September?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff 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.