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The Mad Hatter: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • E minor
  • 3/4
  • 70 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Marching 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 Mad Hatter without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand marching chords.

The Mad Hatter accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – C7 – Am – B7 loop with island pulse in the left hand and marching chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E2
Bar 2
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 3
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 4
B7
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LB2 B2 B2
Bar 5
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E2
Bar 6
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 7
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 8
B7
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B2

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 Mad Hatter

What are the letter notes for the The Mad Hatter 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 Em – C7 – Am – B7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Mad Hatter?

The loop is Em – C7 – Am – B7 (i – bVI7 – iv – V7) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is The Mad Hatter in?

E minor, at about 70 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in The Mad Hatter?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Mad Hatter 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.