Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Snowfall: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Tony Bennett
- Db major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- Medium
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 Snowfall without reading music. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5), and the right hand sings the tune.
The catchy part of Snowfall 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.
Snowfall accompaniment in letter notes
The Db – Dbmaj7 – Db7 – Ab7 – Dbmaj7 – Db7 – Db7 loop with rolling waves 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 Snowfall
What are the letter notes for the Snowfall 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 Db – Dbmaj7 – Db7 – Ab7 – Dbmaj7 – Db7 – Db7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Snowfall?
The loop is Db – Dbmaj7 – Db7 – Ab7 – Dbmaj7 – Db7 – Db7 (I – Imaj7 – I7 – V7 – Imaj7 – I7 – I) in Db major, and the song ends on Db – Ab7 – Db.
What key is Snowfall in?
Db major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Snowfall?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Snowfall easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Snowfall?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.