Piano chords · Lullaby boat
Touch The Sky: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Julie Fowlis
- D major
- 6/8
- 160 BPM
- 2012
- 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 Touch The Sky without reading music. The left hand plays cradle pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8)) and the right hand pirate-stomp chords.
The intro of Touch The Sky 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.
Touch The Sky accompaniment in letter notes
The D – D – D – Csus4 loop with cradle pulse in the left hand and pirate-stomp 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 Touch The Sky
What are the letter notes for the Touch The Sky 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 D – D – D – Csus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Touch The Sky?
The loop is D – D – D – Csus4 (I – bVIIsus4 – I – bVIIsus4) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.
What key is Touch The Sky in?
D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Touch The Sky?
Cradle pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Touch The Sky 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 Touch The Sky?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro 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.