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The Logical Song: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Supertramp
- G minor
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- 1979
- Easy
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 Logical Song without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand steady chords.
The bass riff of The Logical Song 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 Logical Song accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – Fm7 – Bb7 loop with walking roots in the left hand and steady 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 Logical Song
What are the letter notes for the The Logical Song 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 Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – Fm7 – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Logical Song?
The loop is Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – Fm7 – Bb7 (i7 – IV7 – i7 – IV7 – i7 – IV7 – vii7 – III7) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is The Logical Song in?
G minor, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Logical Song?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Logical Song easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of The Logical Song?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.