Talking To The Moon: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

E major
4/4
72 BPM
2010
Easy

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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 Talking To The Moon without reading music. The left hand plays stumbling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

The main tune of Talking To The Moon 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
A → B7RB3+C#4+E4+B4 A3+D#4+F#4+A4 G#3+C#4+E4+G#4
LA1 A2 A1 B1 B2

Bar 2
C#m → C#m7RC#4 D#4 E4 G#4 A3+C#4+E4+A4
LC#2 C#3 C#2 C#2 D#2 E2 B1

Bar 3
A → BRG#4 A3+C#4+E4+A4 G#4 A3+C#4+E4+A4 G#4 B3+D#4+F#4
LA1 A2 A1 B1 B2 B1

Bar 4
E → C#m7RB3+E4+G#4 G#4 B3+D#4+F#4+B4 B3+D#4+F#4+B4 C#4+E4+G#4+C#5 G#4 B3+D#4+G#4 G#4 E4
LE2 D#2 C#2 B1

Talking To The Moon accompaniment in letter notes

The A – B7 – C#m – C#m7 – A – B – E – C#m7 loop with stumbling footsteps in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A → B7RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LA2 A3 A2 B2 B3

Bar 2
C#m → C#m7RE4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#4 C#3 C#3 C#4

Bar 3
A → BRC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LA2 A3 A2 B2 B3

Bar 4
E → C#m7RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 D#4 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5 D#5
LE2 E3 E2 C#3 C#4

Bar 5
A → B7RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LA2 A3 A2 B2 B3

Bar 6
C#m → C#m7RE4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#4 C#3 C#3 C#4

Bar 7
A → BRC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LA2 A3 A2 B2 B3

Bar 8
E → C#m7RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5
LE2 E3 E2 C#3 C#4

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 Talking To The Moon

What are the letter notes for the Talking To The Moon 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 A – B7 – C#m – C#m7 – A – B – E – C#m7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Talking To The Moon?

The loop is A – B7 – C#m – C#m7 – A – B – E – C#m7 (IV – V7 – vi – vi7 – IV – V – I – vi7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Talking To The Moon in?

E major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Talking To The Moon?

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 Talking To The Moon easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Talking To The Moon?

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.