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Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Robert Burns
- G major
- 6/8
- 60 BPM
- I–vi–IV–ii loop
- 2012
- Medium
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 Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon without reading music. The left hand plays pirate-ship sway (lh chords (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon accompaniment in letter notes
The G – Em – C – Am loop with pirate-ship sway in the left hand. 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 Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon
What are the letter notes for the Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon 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 G – Em – C – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon?
The loop is G – Em – C – Am (I – vi – IV – ii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon in?
G major, at about 60 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon?
Pirate-ship sway: lh chords (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.