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Si Tu Partais: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Michel Emer

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 114 BPM
  • 1951
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pahRight hand Hopscotch 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 Si Tu Partais without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

Si Tu Partais accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab7 – G7 – Cm – Bb loop with oom-pah in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab7
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5 C5+Eb5
LAb2 C3+Eb3 C3+Eb3
Bar 2
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 3
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4 Eb4+G4
LC3 Eb3+G3 Eb3+G3
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4 Bb6 F6 D6 Bb5 G5 Gb5 F5 E5
LBb2 D3+F3 D3+F3
Bar 5
Ab7
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5 C5+Eb5
LAb2 C3+Eb3 C3+Eb3
Bar 6
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 7
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4 Eb4+G4
LC3 Eb3+G3 Eb3+G3
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 D3+F3 D3+F3

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 Si Tu Partais

What are the letter notes for the Si Tu Partais 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 Ab7 – G7 – Cm – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Si Tu Partais?

The loop is Ab7 – G7 – Cm – Bb (IV7 – III7 – vi – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Si Tu Partais in?

Eb major, at about 114 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Si Tu Partais?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Si Tu Partais 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.