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Spaceship Coupe: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Justin Timberlake, James Fauntleroy & others

  • B minor
  • 4/4
  • 63 BPM
  • 2013
  • Easy
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Left hand Stumbling footstepsRight hand Soft chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Spaceship Coupe without reading music. The left hand plays stumbling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4) and the right hand soft chords.

Spaceship Coupe accompaniment in letter notes

The G – F#m – Bm – G loop with stumbling footsteps in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 2
F#m
RC#5+F#5+A5 C#5+F#5+A5 C#5+F#5+A5
LF#2 F#3 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 3
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 B3 B2 B2 B3
Bar 4
G
RD5+G5+B5 C#4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C#5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 5
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 6
F#m
RC#5+F#5+A5 C#5+F#5+A5 C#5+F#5+A5
LF#2 F#3 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 7
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 B3 B2 B2 B3
Bar 8
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3

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 Spaceship Coupe

What are the letter notes for the Spaceship Coupe 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 G – F#m – Bm – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Spaceship Coupe?

The loop is G – F#m – Bm – G (bVI – v – i – bVI) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is Spaceship Coupe in?

B minor, at about 63 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Spaceship Coupe?

Stumbling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Spaceship Coupe 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.