Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants



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RH:3|------------b-------------|



RH:4|--a---b-------a-------g---|



RH:4|F---e-----------e-F-g-----|

RH:3|--------b-----b-----------|

LH:3|----------------b-------b-|

LH:3|----------------g-------g-|

LH:3|------------e---e-------e-|

LH:2|--------------------b-----|



RH:4|--e-F-g---------------D-e-|

RH:3|b-------------------b-----|

LH:3|------b-------b-------a---|

LH:3|------g-------g-------F---|

LH:3|--e---e-------e-------d---|

LH:2|----------b-------b---b---|



RH:4|F-------D-e-F-------------|

RH:3|------b-------------------|

LH:3|----a-------b-------b-----|

LH:3|----F-------g-------g-----|

LH:3|----d---e---e-------e---e-|

LH:2|F---b-----------b---------|



RH:4|--e-F-g-------e-F-g-------|

RH:3|b-----------b-------------|

LH:3|--b-------b-------b-------|

LH:3|--g-------g-------g-------|

LH:3|--e-------e---e---e-------|

LH:2|------b---------------b---|



RH:4|--------------------D-e-F-|

RH:3|------------------b-------|

LH:3|b-------a-------a-------a-|

LH:3|g-------F-------F-------F-|

LH:3|e-------d-------d-------d-|

LH:2|----b---b---F---b---b---b-|



RH:4|d-e-------e-------g-------|

RH:3|----b---------------------|

LH:3|------a-------b-------b---|

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LH:3|------d---e---e-------e---|

LH:2|--F---b-----------b-------|



RH:5|--------e-------D---------|

RH:4|b-------------------------|

LH:3|----b-------b-------a-----|

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LH:2|--------b-------b---b---F-|



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LH:2|--b---b---b---F---b-------|



RH:5|----g-------g-------g-----|

RH:5|----b-------b-------b-----|

LH:3|b-------b-------b-------b-|

LH:3|g-------g-------g-------g-|

LH:3|e-------e---e---e-------e-|

LH:2|----b---------------b-----|



RH:5|--D-----------------------|

RH:5|--F-----------------------|

RH:5|--b-----------------------|

LH:3|------a-------a-------a---|

LH:3|------F-------F-------F---|

LH:3|------d-------d-------d---|

LH:2|--b---b---F---b---b---b---|



RH:4|--------e---g---b-----e---|

RH:3|--------------------b-----|

LH:3|------------b-------b-----|

LH:3|------------g-------g-----|

LH:3|--------e---e-------e---e-|

LH:2|----------------b---------|



RH:5|----c---------------------|

RH:4|g-----b-g-e-D-e---g---b---|

LH:3|--b-------b-------a-------|

LH:3|--g-------g-------F-------|

LH:3|--e-------e-------d-------|

LH:2|------b-------b---b---F---|



RH:5|----------c---------------|

RH:4|--e---g-----b-a-g-F-e---g-|

RH:3|b-------------------------|

LH:3|a-------a-------a-------b-|

LH:3|F-------F-------F-------g-|

LH:3|d-------d-------d---e---e-|

LH:2|b---b---b---F---b---------|



RH:5|----------------c---------|

RH:4|--b-----e---g-----b-a-g-F-|

RH:3|------b-------------------|

LH:3|------b-------b-------b---|

LH:3|------g-------g-------g---|

LH:3|------e---e---e-------e---|

LH:2|--b---------------b-------|



RH:5|----------------------c---|

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RH:3|------------b-------------|

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LH:2|b---b---F---b---b---b---F-|



RH:4|a-g-F-e-e-e-e-----e-e-e-e-|

LH:3|--a-------b-------b-------|

LH:3|--F-------g-------g-------|

LH:3|--d---e---e-------e---e---|

LH:2|--b-----------b-----------|



RH:4|--e---------e---g---b-----|

RH:3|------------------------b-|

LH:3|b-------b-------b-------b-|

LH:3|g-------g-------g-------g-|

LH:3|e-------e---e---e-------e-|

LH:2|----b---------------b-----|



RH:5|--------c-----------------|

RH:4|e---g-----b-g-e-D-e---g---|

LH:3|------b-------b-------a---|

LH:3|------g-------g-------F---|

LH:3|--e---e-------e-------d---|

LH:2|----------b-------b---b---|



RH:5|--------------c-----------|

RH:4|b-----e---g-----b-a-g-F-e-|

RH:3|----b---------------------|

LH:3|----a-------a-------a-----|

LH:3|----F-------F-------F-----|

LH:3|----d-------d-------d---e-|

LH:2|F---b---b---b---F---b-----|



RH:5|--------------------c-----|

RH:4|--g---b-----e---g-----b-a-|

RH:3|----------b---------------|

LH:3|--b-------b-------b-------|

LH:3|--g-------g-------g-------|

LH:3|--e-------e---e---e-------|

LH:2|------b---------------b---|



RH:4|g-F-D---F---a-----D---F---|

RH:3|----------------b---------|

LH:3|b-------a-------a-------a-|

LH:3|g-------F-------F-------F-|

LH:3|e-------d-------d-------d-|

LH:2|----b---b---F---b---b---b-|



RH:5|c-------------------------|

RH:4|--b-a-g-F-e-e-e-e-----e-e-|

LH:3|------a-------b-------b---|

LH:3|------F-------g-------g---|

LH:3|------d---e---e-------e---|

LH:2|--F---b-----------b-------|



RH:4|e-e-e-e---D---e---------e-|

RH:3|--------b-----------------|

LH:3|----b-------b-------b-----|

LH:3|----g-------g-------g-----|

LH:3|e---e-------e---e---e-----|

LH:2|--------b---------------b-|



RH:4|------g-------F-----------|

RH:4|--F---e-------D-------e---|

LH:3|--b---b-------a-----------|

LH:3|--g---g-------F-----------|

LH:3|--e---e-------d-------e---|

LH:2|--------------b-----------|



RH:4|----e---F---g---b---F---g-|

LH:3|b-------b---------------b-|

LH:3|g-------g-------g-------g-|

LH:3|e-------e---e---e-------e-|

LH:2|----b---------------b-----|



RH:4|--e---------------d---d---|

LH:3|------b-------b-----------|

LH:3|------g-------g-------F---|

LH:3|--e---e-------e-------d---|

LH:2|----------b-------b---b---|



RH:4|d---d-d---D---D-----------|

RH:3|------------------------b-|

LH:3|----F-------F-------F-----|

LH:3|----d-------d-------d-----|

LH:2|F---b---b---b---F---b---b-|



RH:5|----------------------c---|

RH:4|--c---d---e-F---F-g-------|

RH:3|b-------------------------|

LH:3|------------------a-------|

LH:3|--F-------F-------F-------|

LH:3|--d-------d-------d-------|

LH:2|--b---F---b---b---b---F---|



RH:4|b---e---g---b-----e---g---|

RH:3|----------------b---------|

LH:3|a-------b-------b-------b-|

LH:3|F-------g-------g-------g-|

LH:3|d---e---e-------e---e---e-|

LH:2|b-----------b-------------|



RH:5|c-------------------------|

RH:4|--b-g-e-d-D---F---a-----D-|

RH:3|----------------------b---|

LH:3|------b-------a-------a---|

LH:3|------g-------F-------F---|

LH:3|------e-------d-------d---|

LH:2|--b-------b---b---F---b---|



RH:5|------c-------------------|

RH:4|--F-----b-a-g-F-e---e-e-e-|

LH:3|----a-------a-------b-----|

LH:3|----F-------F-------g-----|

LH:3|----d-------d---e---e-----|

LH:2|b---b---F---b-----------b-|



RH:4|e-F-g-b-------b-----------|

RH:3|----------------------b---|

LH:3|--b-------a-------a-------|

LH:3|--g-------F-------F-------|

LH:3|--e-------d-------d-------|

LH:2|------b---b---F---b---b---|



RH:4|--------------------d---F-|

RH:3|----b---b---b---b---------|

LH:3|a-------a-------a-------a-|

LH:3|F-------F-------F-------F-|

LH:3|d-------d-------d-------d-|

LH:2|b---F---b---b---b---F---b-|



RH:4|--e-----------------------|

LH:3|------b-------b-------b---|

LH:3|------g-------g-------g---|

LH:3|--e---e-------e---e---e---|

LH:2|----------b---------------|

Learn how to play Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants with easy piano letter notes sheet music for beginners, suitable to play on Piano, Keyboard, Flute, Guitar, Cello, Violin, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone, Viola and any other similar instruments you need easy letters notes chords for.

Quick guide on how to read the letter notes

Each group of letter notes is played from left to right, and vertical letters on the same column are played together.

The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.

Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.

The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)

RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
piano letters notation and octaves

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Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul (Istanbul)
Istanbul (Istanbul)

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants | Piano Letter Notes

Quick guide on how to read the letter notes

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