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State Of Independence: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Donna Summer
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- I–ii–I–ii loop
- 1981
- Easy
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 State Of Independence without reading music. The left hand plays stumbling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4) and the right hand swing push.
State Of Independence accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm loop with stumbling footsteps in the left hand and swing push in the right. 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 State Of Independence
What are the letter notes for the State Of Independence 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 Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in State Of Independence?
The loop is Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm (I – ii – I – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is State Of Independence in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in State Of Independence?
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 State Of Independence 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.