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The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Db major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1963
- 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 Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
The main tune of The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) 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.
The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb7 – Eb7 – Gbmaj7 – Ab – Ab – Db loop with bossa sway in the left hand and sleep-in 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 Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema)
What are the letter notes for the The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) 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 Eb7 – Eb7 – Gbmaj7 – Ab – Ab – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema)?
The loop is Eb7 – Eb7 – Gbmaj7 – Ab – Ab – Db (II7 – IVmaj7 – V – I – II7 – IVmaj7) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) in?
Db major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema)?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.