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The Motion Waltz: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Rufus Wainwright

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Left hand Oom-pah-pahRight hand Waltz bellsChords 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 Motion Waltz without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz bells.

The Motion Waltz accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Am – Bb – F loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand and waltz bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 2
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 3
Bb
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 D3+F3 D3+F3
Bar 4
F
RF5 F4 A4 C5 F5 A5 C6 F6 A6
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 5
F
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 6
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 7
Bb
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 D3+F3 D3+F3
Bar 8
F
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3

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 Motion Waltz

What are the letter notes for the The Motion Waltz 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 – Am – Bb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Motion Waltz?

The loop is F – Am – Bb – F (I – iii – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.

What key is The Motion Waltz in?

F major, at about 138 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in The Motion Waltz?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Motion Waltz 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.