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Symphony: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • C minor
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2017
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Symphony without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters), and the right hand sings the tune.

The main tune of Symphony 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
Ab
REb4+Ab4+C5 Ab3+C4 Ab3+C4 C5 D5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 2
Cm → Gm
REb5 Eb5+G5 Bb4+D5 G4 Bb4 Bb4+Eb5
LC4 G3 G3
Bar 3
Ab → Cm7
REb4+Ab4+C5 Bb3
LAb3
Bar 4
Eb → Fm7
RBb3+G4 G4 G4 G4 F4 Eb4 C4+Eb4
LEb3 Eb3 Eb3 Ab3

Symphony accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Cm – Gm – Ab – Cm7 – Eb – Fm7 loop with walking roots in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 2
Cm → Gm
RC4+Eb4+G4 G4+Bb4+D5
LC3 C3 G3 G3
Bar 3
Ab → Cm7
RAb4+C5+Eb5 C4+Eb4+G4
LAb2 Ab2 C4 C4
Bar 4
Eb → Fm7
REb4+G4+Bb4 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5
LEb2 Eb2 F3 F3
Bar 5
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 6
Cm → Gm
RC4+Eb4+G4 G4+Bb4+D5
LC3 C3 G3 G3
Bar 7
Ab → Cm7
RAb4+C5+Eb5 C4+Eb4+G4
LAb2 Ab2 C4 C4
Bar 8
Eb → Fm7
REb4+G4+Bb4 F4+Ab4+C5
LEb2 Eb2 F3 F3

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 Symphony

What are the letter notes for the Symphony 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 Ab – Cm – Gm – Ab – Cm7 – Eb – Fm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Symphony?

The loop is Ab – Cm – Gm – Ab – Cm7 – Eb – Fm7 (VI – i – v – VI – i7 – III – iv7) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Symphony in?

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

What does the left hand play in Symphony?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Symphony easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Symphony?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune 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.