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Three Times A Lady: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Ab major
- 3/4
- 105 BPM
- 1978
- Easy
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 Three Times A Lady without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand swaying waltz chords.
The catchy part of Three Times A Lady 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.
Three Times A Lady accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Eb – Gb – Db loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand and swaying waltz 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 Three Times A Lady
What are the letter notes for the Three Times A Lady 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 Ab – Eb – Gb – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Three Times A Lady?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Gb – Db (I – V – bVII – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Three Times A Lady in?
Ab major, at about 105 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Three Times A Lady?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Three Times A Lady 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Three Times A Lady?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.