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Troubadour: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By George Winston

  • Ab major
  • 3/4
  • 96 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Waltz climbRight hand Sleepy waltz 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 Troubadour without reading music. The left hand plays waltz climb (broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4)) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.

Troubadour accompaniment in letter notes

The Fm – Ebm – Fm – Eb loop with waltz climb in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Fm
RAb4+C5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5
LF2 Ab2 C3
Bar 2
Ebm
RGb4+Bb4 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Gb2 Bb2
Bar 3
Fm
RAb4+C5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5
LF2 Ab2 C3
Bar 4
Eb
RG4+Bb4 G4 Bb4 Eb5 G5 Bb5 Eb6 G6 Bb6
LEb2 G2 Bb2
Bar 5
Fm
RAb4+C5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5
LF2 Ab2 C3
Bar 6
Ebm
RGb4+Bb4 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Gb2 Bb2
Bar 7
Fm
RAb4+C5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5
LF2 Ab2 C3
Bar 8
Eb
RG4+Bb4 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 G2 Bb2

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 Troubadour

What are the letter notes for the Troubadour 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 Fm – Ebm – Fm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Troubadour?

The loop is Fm – Ebm – Fm – Eb (vi – v – vi – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Troubadour in?

Ab major, at about 96 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Troubadour?

Waltz climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Troubadour 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.