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Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Danny Elfman
- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 2005
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) accompaniment in letter notes
The D7 – G – D7 – G loop with walking roots in the left hand and hopscotch bells 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 Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
What are the letter notes for the Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 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 D7 – G – D7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)?
The loop is D7 – G – D7 – G (V7 – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 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.