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Younger Than Springtime: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Rodgers & Hammerstein

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1949
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pahRight hand Wait-a-beat chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Younger Than Springtime without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

The main tune of Younger Than Springtime in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RD4 E4 F4 G4 B3
LB2+A3 G3 A3 G3
Bar 2
Am7
RC4 D4
LA3 G3 A3 G3
Bar 3
Am7
RE4 F4 G4 A4 B4
LC3+A3 G3 A3 G3
Bar 4
Am
RC5 B4 A4 G4 A4
LA2+E3 A3 B3 C4

Younger Than Springtime accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – Am7 – Am7 – Am loop with oom-pah in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 G2+B2 G2+B2
Bar 2
Am7
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 3
Am7
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 4
Am
RC4+E4+A4 A6 E6 C6 A5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 5
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 G2+B2 G2+B2
Bar 6
Am7
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 7
Am7
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 8
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3

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 Younger Than Springtime

What are the letter notes for the Younger Than Springtime 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 Em – Am7 – Am7 – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Younger Than Springtime?

The loop is Em – Am7 – Am7 – Am (iii – vi7 – vi – iii) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is Younger Than Springtime in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Younger Than Springtime?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Younger Than Springtime 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Younger Than Springtime?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.