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Theme from Schindler's List: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By John Williams

  • G minor
  • 4/4
  • 56 BPM
  • 1993
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Theme from Schindler's List without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8), and the right hand sings the tune.

Theme from Schindler's List accompaniment in letter notes

The F#m – Cbsus4 – Cb7 – Em loop with three-step climb in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#m
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 C#3 F#3
Bar 2
Cbsus4
RCb3+Fb4+Gb4
LCb2 Gb3 Cb3
Bar 3
Cb7
RCb3+Eb4+Gb4
LCb2 Gb3 Cb3
Bar 4
Em
RE4+G4+B4 E4 G4 B4 E5 G5 B5 E6 G6
LE2 B2 E3
Bar 5
F#m
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 C#3 F#3
Bar 6
Cbsus4
RCb3+Fb4+Gb4
LCb2 Gb3 Cb3
Bar 7
Cb7
RCb3+Eb4+Gb4
LCb2 Gb3 Cb3
Bar 8
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 E3

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 Theme from Schindler's List

What are the letter notes for the Theme from Schindler's List 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#m – Cbsus4 – Cb7 – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Theme from Schindler's List?

The loop is F#m – Cbsus4 – Cb7 – Em (vii – IIIsus – III7 – vi) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Theme from Schindler's List in?

G minor, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Theme from Schindler's List?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Theme from Schindler's List 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.