Piano chords · Rock drive
Swinging On A Star: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Bing Crosby
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1944
- Medium
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 Swinging On A Star without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths), and the right hand sings the tune.
The main tune of Swinging On A Star 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.
Swinging On A Star accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb – Ab7 – Cm – G loop with power fifths in the left hand. 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 Swinging On A Star
What are the letter notes for the Swinging On A Star 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 C7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb – Ab7 – Cm – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Swinging On A Star?
The loop is C7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb – Ab7 – Cm – G (II7 – vi7 – iii7 – I – bVII7 – ii – VI) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb – Bb.
What key is Swinging On A Star in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Swinging On A Star?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Swinging On A Star easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Swinging On A Star?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.