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Treasure: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Bruno Mars

  • C minor
  • 4/4
  • 116 BPM
  • 2012
  • Easy
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Left hand Springy footstepsRight hand Soft 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 Treasure without reading music. The left hand plays springy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 3 · 4) and the right hand soft chords.

Treasure accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Gm – Fm – Gm loop with springy footsteps in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 2
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 3
Fm
RC5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5
LF2 F2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 4
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 5
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 6
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 7
Fm
RC5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5
LF2 F2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 8
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G3

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 Treasure

What are the letter notes for the Treasure 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 – Gm – Fm – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Treasure?

The loop is Ab – Gm – Fm – Gm (bVI – v – iv – v) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Treasure in?

C minor, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Treasure?

Springy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Treasure 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.

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