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Venus: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Lady Gaga

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Left hand Ping-pong bounceThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Venus without reading music. The left hand plays ping-pong bounce (broken chord 8-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

Venus accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – G7 – C – Dm loop with ping-pong bounce in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 2
G7
RG4+B4+D5
LG3 D3 G3 D3
Bar 3
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 G3
Bar 4
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 F4 A4 D5 F5 A5 D6 F6 A6
LD3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 5
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 6
G7
RG4+B4+D5
LG3 D3 G3 D3
Bar 7
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 G3
Bar 8
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD3 A2 D3 A2

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 Venus

What are the letter notes for the Venus 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 Dm – G7 – C – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Venus?

The loop is Dm – G7 – C – Dm (ii – V7 – I – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Venus in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Venus?

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

Is Venus 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.