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Theme From “The Greatest American Hero”: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Joey Scarbury
- D major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 1981
- 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 Theme From “The Greatest American Hero” without reading music. The left hand plays freeze-tag footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&) and the right hand pony-trot chords.
The main tune of Theme From “The Greatest American Hero” 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.
Theme From “The Greatest American Hero” accompaniment in letter notes
The G7 – Am7 – A7 – A – D – D loop with freeze-tag footsteps in the left hand and pony-trot 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 Theme From “The Greatest American Hero”
What are the letter notes for the Theme From “The Greatest American Hero” 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 – Am7 – A7 – A – D – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Theme From “The Greatest American Hero”?
The loop is G7 – Am7 – A7 – A – D – D (IV7 – v7 – V7 – V – I – IV7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Theme From “The Greatest American Hero” in?
D major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Theme From “The Greatest American Hero”?
Freeze-tag footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Theme From “The Greatest American Hero” easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Theme From “The Greatest American Hero”?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.