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They Call The Wind Maria: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Frederick Loewe

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 1951
  • Medium
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Left hand Rock’n’roll rockerRight hand Groovy chordsChords 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 They Call The Wind Maria without reading music. The left hand plays rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) and the right hand groovy chords.

They Call The Wind Maria accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – Gm – C7 – F loop with rock’n’roll rocker in the left hand and groovy chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RC4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4
LA2+E3 A2+E3 A2+F#3 A2+F#3 A2+E3 A2+E3 A2+F#3 A2+F#3
Bar 2
Gm
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5
LG2+D3 G2+D3 G2+E3 G2+E3 G2+D3 G2+D3 G2+E3 G2+E3
Bar 3
C7
RE4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LC3+G3 C3+G3 C3+A3 C3+A3 C3+G3 C3+G3 C3+A3 C3+A3
Bar 4
F
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 Ab4 A4 C5 D5 C5 A4 Ab4 F4
LF2+C3 F2+C3 F2+D3 F2+D3 F2+C3 F2+C3 F2+D3 F2+D3
Bar 5
Am
RC4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4
LA2+E3 A2+E3 A2+F#3 A2+F#3 A2+E3 A2+E3 A2+F#3 A2+F#3
Bar 6
Gm
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5
LG2+D3 G2+D3 G2+E3 G2+E3 G2+D3 G2+D3 G2+E3 G2+E3
Bar 7
C7
RE4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LC3+G3 C3+G3 C3+A3 C3+A3 C3+G3 C3+G3 C3+A3 C3+A3
Bar 8
F
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LF2+C3 F2+C3 F2+D3 F2+D3 F2+C3 F2+C3 F2+D3 F2+D3

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 They Call The Wind Maria

What are the letter notes for the They Call The Wind Maria 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 Am – Gm – C7 – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in They Call The Wind Maria?

The loop is Am – Gm – C7 – F (iii – ii – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C7 – F.

What key is They Call The Wind Maria in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in They Call The Wind Maria?

Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is They Call The Wind Maria easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.