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The Rainbow Connection: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Paul Williams
- A major
- 3/4
- 120 BPM
- I–V–vi–I loop
- 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 Rainbow Connection without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand swaying waltz chords.
The bass riff of The Rainbow Connection 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 Rainbow Connection accompaniment in letter notes
The A – E – F#m – A loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand and swaying waltz 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 Rainbow Connection
What are the letter notes for the The Rainbow Connection 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 A – E – F#m – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Rainbow Connection?
The loop is A – E – F#m – A (I – V – vi – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is The Rainbow Connection in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in The Rainbow Connection?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Rainbow Connection 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.
Can I hear the real melody of The Rainbow Connection?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.