[Piano] Piano Accompaniment Patterns | A selection of arrangements useful for adding accompaniment and for piano-vocal performance

When adding accompaniment to a melody or doing piano-vocal performances while reading a chord chart, the element that has the biggest impact on the final result is the accompaniment pattern! For beginners, it’s important to get used to simple approaches like root note + melody or chords + melody.

But once you can switch between chords smoothly, you’ll probably want to try arrangements that sound a bit more lush, right? In this article, we’ve picked out several recommended accompaniment patterns that will take your accompaniment and piano-vocal playing up a notch.

They’re not overly complex, yet they all deliver solid musical impact—perfect references for your piano accompaniment.