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6 O’clock Blues: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Solange Knowles, Mark Ronson & others
- D major
- 4/4
- 87 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 2008
- Easy
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 6 O’clock Blues without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand push chords.
6 O’clock Blues accompaniment in letter notes
The D – G – D – G loop with marching giant in the left hand and push chords in the right. 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 6 O’clock Blues
What are the letter notes for the 6 O’clock Blues 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 D – G – D – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in 6 O’clock Blues?
The loop is D – G – D – G (I – IV – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is 6 O’clock Blues in?
D major, at about 87 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in 6 O’clock Blues?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is 6 O’clock Blues 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.