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The Black Stallion: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By George Winston

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 98 BPM
  • 1979
  • Medium
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Left hand Mozart murmurThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 The Black Stallion without reading music. The left hand plays mozart murmur (alberti bass 1-5-3-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

The Black Stallion accompaniment in letter notes

The E – C#m – E – C loop with mozart murmur in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
E
RE4+G#4+B4
LE2 B2 G#2 B2
Bar 2
C#m
RC#4+E4+G#4
LC#3 G#3 E3 G#3
Bar 3
E
RE4+G#4+B4
LE2 B2 G#2 B2
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 Db5 C5 A4 C5 F#5 E5 Eb5 E5
LC3 G3 E3 G3
Bar 5
E
RE4+G#4+B4
LE2 B2 G#2 B2
Bar 6
C#m
RC#4+E4+G#4
LC#3 G#3 E3 G#3
Bar 7
E
RE4+G#4+B4
LE2 B2 G#2 B2
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 E3 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 The Black Stallion

What are the letter notes for the The Black Stallion 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 E – C#m – E – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Black Stallion?

The loop is E – C#m – E – C (I – vi – I – bVI) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is The Black Stallion in?

E major, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Black Stallion?

Mozart murmur: alberti bass 1-5-3-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Black Stallion 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.