Piano chords · Old-time stride
Turn Back, O Man: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Stephen Schwartz
- G minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- ii–V7–ii–V7 loop
- 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 Turn Back, O Man without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand steady chords.
Turn Back, O Man accompaniment in letter notes
The Am – D7 – Am – D7 loop with stride jumps in the left hand and steady 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 Turn Back, O Man
What are the letter notes for the Turn Back, O Man 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 Am – D7 – Am – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Turn Back, O Man?
The loop is Am – D7 – Am – D7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Turn Back, O Man in?
G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Turn Back, O Man?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Turn Back, O Man 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.