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The Star Crossed Lovers (from 'such Sweet Thunder'): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Db major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1956
- Easy
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 Star Crossed Lovers (from 'such Sweet Thunder') without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
The Star Crossed Lovers (from 'such Sweet Thunder') accompaniment in letter notes
The Gb – G7 – Db – Bbm loop with marching giant in the left hand and hopscotch bells 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 Star Crossed Lovers (from 'such Sweet Thunder')
What are the letter notes for the The Star Crossed Lovers (from 'such Sweet Thunder') 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 Gb – G7 – Db – Bbm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Star Crossed Lovers (from 'such Sweet Thunder')?
The loop is Gb – G7 – Db – Bbm (IV – #IV7 – I – vi) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is The Star Crossed Lovers (from 'such Sweet Thunder') in?
Db major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Star Crossed Lovers (from 'such Sweet Thunder')?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Star Crossed Lovers (from 'such Sweet Thunder') 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.