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The Christians And The Pagans: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Dar Williams
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 102 BPM
- ii–V–I–IV loop
- 1996
- Easy
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 Christians And The Pagans without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand skip-and-stroll chords.
The Christians And The Pagans accompaniment in letter notes
The Bbm – Eb – Ab – Db loop with walking roots in the left hand and skip-and-stroll chords in the right. 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 The Christians And The Pagans
What are the letter notes for the The Christians And The Pagans 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 Bbm – Eb – Ab – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Christians And The Pagans?
The loop is Bbm – Eb – Ab – Db (ii – V – I – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Eb – Ab.
What key is The Christians And The Pagans in?
Ab major, at about 102 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Christians And The Pagans?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Christians And The Pagans 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.