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The Greatest Story: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Late-hop footstepsRight hand Knock-knock 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 Greatest Story without reading music. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand knock-knock chords.

The Greatest Story accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Bb – C – F loop with late-hop footsteps in the left hand and knock-knock chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RC5+F5 C5+F5 C5+E5 C5+E5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 2
Bb
RF4+Bb4 F4+Bb4 F4+A4 F4+A4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 3
C
RG4+C5 G4+C5 G4+B4 G4+B4
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 4
F
RC5+F5 C5+F5 C5+E5 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 E5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 5
F
RC5+F5 C5+F5 C5+E5 C5+E5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 6
Bb
RF4+Bb4 F4+Bb4 F4+A4 F4+A4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 7
C
RG4+C5 G4+C5 G4+B4 G4+B4
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 8
F
RC5+F5 C5+F5 C5+E5 C5+E5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3

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 Greatest Story

What are the letter notes for the The Greatest Story 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 – Bb – C – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Greatest Story?

The loop is F – Bb – C – F (I – IV – V – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is The Greatest Story in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Greatest Story?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Greatest Story 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.