Piano chords · Old-time stride
The Second Star To The Right: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Sammy Cahn
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1951
- Medium
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 Second Star To The Right without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand dewdrop twinkle.
The catchy part of The Second Star To The Right 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 Second Star To The Right accompaniment in letter notes
The G7 – Cm – Gm – Fm – Bb7 loop with oom-pah in the left hand and dewdrop twinkle 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 Second Star To The Right
What are the letter notes for the The Second Star To The Right 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 G7 – Cm – Gm – Fm – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Second Star To The Right?
The loop is G7 – Cm – Gm – Fm – Bb7 (III7 – vi – iii – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is The Second Star To The Right in?
Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Second Star To The Right?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Second Star To The Right easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of The Second Star To The Right?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.