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The Rains Of Castamere: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Ramin Djawadi & George R.R. Martin

  • F minor
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 2014
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Bossa chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Rains Of Castamere without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand bossa chords.

The Rains Of Castamere accompaniment in letter notes

The Db – Fm – Fsus4 – Db loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and bossa chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 Db3 Db3
Bar 2
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 3
Fsus4
RBb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 4
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5 Eb5
LDb3 Db3 Db3
Bar 5
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 Db3 Db3
Bar 6
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 7
Fsus4
RBb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 8
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 Db3 Db3

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.

Questions about The Rains Of Castamere

What are the letter notes for the The Rains Of Castamere 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 Db – Fm – Fsus4 – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Rains Of Castamere?

The loop is Db – Fm – Fsus4 – Db (bVI – i – Isus – bVI) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.

What key is The Rains Of Castamere in?

F minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Rains Of Castamere?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Rains Of Castamere 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.