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Young Volcanoes: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Soft 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 Young Volcanoes without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand soft chords.

Young Volcanoes accompaniment in letter notes

The Bm – G – D – A loop with giant steps in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 F#3+B3 B2 F#3+B3
Bar 2
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 D3+G3 G2 D3+G3
Bar 3
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2+D3 D2 A2+D3
Bar 4
A
RE4+A4+C#5 A6 E6 C#6 A5 F#5 F5 E5 D#5
LA2 E3+A3 A2 E3+A3
Bar 5
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 F#3+B3 B2 F#3+B3
Bar 6
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 D3+G3 G2 D3+G3
Bar 7
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2+D3 D2 A2+D3
Bar 8
A
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 E3+A3 A2 E3+A3

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 Young Volcanoes

What are the letter notes for the Young Volcanoes 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 Bm – G – D – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Young Volcanoes?

The loop is Bm – G – D – A (vi – IV – I – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Young Volcanoes in?

D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Young Volcanoes?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Young Volcanoes 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.