Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
Shame On The Moon: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Rodney Crowell
- A major
- 12/8
- 105 BPM
- I–vi–I–vi loop
- 1981
- Easy
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 Shame On The Moon without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Shame On The Moon accompaniment in letter notes
The A – F#m – A – F#m loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand. 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 Shame On The Moon
What are the letter notes for the Shame On The 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 A – F#m – A – F#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Shame On The Moon?
The loop is A – F#m – A – F#m (I – vi – I – vi) in A major, and the song ends on A – F#m – A.
What key is Shame On The Moon in?
A major, at about 105 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Shame On The Moon?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Shame On The 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.