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The Chase: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Richard Rodgers

  • C major
  • 6/8
  • 135 BPM
  • 1976
  • Easy
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Left hand Cradle pulseRight hand Cradle chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Chase without reading music. The left hand plays cradle pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8)) and the right hand cradle chords.

The Chase accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Csus4 – F – Csus4 loop with cradle pulse in the left hand and cradle chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 2
Csus4
RC4+F4+G4 C4+F4+G4 C4+F4+G4
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 3
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 4
Csus4
RC4+F4+G4 F4 G4 C5 F5 G5 C6
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 6
Csus4
RC4+F4+G4 C4+F4+G4 C4+F4+G4
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 7
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 8
Csus4
RC4+F4+G4 C4+F4+G4 C4+F4+G4
LC3 C4 C3

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 Chase

What are the letter notes for the The Chase 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 F – Csus4 – F – Csus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Chase?

The loop is F – Csus4 – F – Csus4 (IV – Isus – IV – Isus) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.

What key is The Chase in?

C major, at about 135 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in The Chase?

Cradle pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Chase easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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