Summer: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Daniel Reynolds, Daniel Sermon & others

F# minor
3/4
109 BPM
2015
Easy

Tuning the piano…

Learn it

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 Summer without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.

The catchy part of Summer 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.

Bar 1
BmRA4+C#5+E5 F#5 F#4+B4+E5 C#5
LA2 A2 B2 B2

Bar 2
F#mRC#4+F#4+B4 C#4+F#4+A4
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2

Bar 3
F#m → BmRC#5+A5 B4+G#5 G#4+E5 A4+F#5
LF#2 F#2 B2 B2

Bar 4
ARE4+A4+C#5
LA2 A2 A2 A2

Summer accompaniment in letter notes

The Bm – F#m – F#m – Bm – A loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
BmRB3+D4+F#4
LB2 D3+F#3 D3+F#3

Bar 2
F#mRF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 A2+C#3 A2+C#3

Bar 3
F#m → BmRF#4+A4+C#5 B3+D4+F#4
LF#2 A2+C#3 D3+F#3

Bar 4
ARA3+C#4+E4 E4 A4 C#5 E5 A5 C#6 E6 A6
LA2 C#3+E3 C#3+E3

Bar 5
BmRB3+D4+F#4
LB2 D3+F#3 D3+F#3

Bar 6
F#mRF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 A2+C#3 A2+C#3

Bar 7
F#m → BmRF#4+A4+C#5 B3+D4+F#4
LF#2 A2+C#3 D3+F#3

Bar 8
ARA3+C#4+E4
LA2 C#3+E3 C#3+E3

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.

Questions about Summer

What are the letter notes for the Summer 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 Bm – F#m – F#m – Bm – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Summer?

The loop is Bm – F#m – F#m – Bm – A (iv – i – iv – III – iv) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Summer in?

F# minor, at about 109 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Summer?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Summer easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Summer?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

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