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Standing Still: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Fluttering heartbeatRight hand Cartwheel 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 Standing Still without reading music. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand cartwheel chords.

Standing Still accompaniment in letter notes

The A – D – G – Asus4 loop with fluttering heartbeat in the left hand and cartwheel chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 A2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 2
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 D2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 3
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 4
Asus4
RE4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C#5 D5
LA2 A2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 5
A
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 A2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 6
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 D2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 7
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 8
Asus4
RE4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5
LA2 A2 A3 A2 A2 A3

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 Standing Still

What are the letter notes for the Standing Still 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 – D – G – Asus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Standing Still?

The loop is A – D – G – Asus4 (V – I – IV – Vsus) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Standing Still in?

D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Standing Still?

Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Standing Still easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.