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Travel Song: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Left hand Yo-yo bounceRight hand Double-skip chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Travel Song written out as piano music: the I – V7 – I – V7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand double-skip chords.

Travel Song chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AIA C# E
2E7V7E G# B D
3AIA C# E
4E7V7E G# B D

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) in the left hand and double-skip chords in the right, over the A – E7 – A – E7 chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about Travel Song

Does the sheet music for Travel Song have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Travel Song?

The loop is A – E7 – A – E7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Travel Song in?

A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Travel Song?

Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Travel Song 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.