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Stouthearted Men: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • F minor
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 1928
  • Medium
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Left hand Ping-pong bounceRight hand Sleigh bellsChords 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 Stouthearted Men without reading music. The left hand plays ping-pong bounce (broken chord 8-5) and the right hand sleigh bells.

Stouthearted Men accompaniment in letter notes

The C – C7 – Fm – C7 loop with ping-pong bounce in the left hand and sleigh bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4 C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 G3
Bar 2
C7
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4 C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 G3
Bar 3
Fm
RF5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5 F5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5
LF3 C3 F3 C3
Bar 4
C7
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4 E4 G4 Bb4 C5 E5 G5 Bb5 C6
LC4 G3 C4 G3
Bar 5
C
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4 C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 G3
Bar 6
C7
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4 C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 G3
Bar 7
Fm
RF5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5 F5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5
LF3 C3 F3 C3
Bar 8
C7
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4 C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 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 Stouthearted Men

What are the letter notes for the Stouthearted Men 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 C – C7 – Fm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Stouthearted Men?

The loop is C – C7 – Fm – C7 (V – V7 – i – V7) in F minor, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.

What key is Stouthearted Men in?

F minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Stouthearted Men?

Ping-pong bounce: broken chord 8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Stouthearted Men 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.