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A Foggy Day (In London Town): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By George Gershwin

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 1937
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Pop stabsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 A Foggy Day (In London Town) without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand pop stabs.

A Foggy Day (In London Town) accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Abm – Db7 – G7 loop with jazz walk in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LF2 G2 Ab2 A2
Bar 2
Abm
RCb4+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5
LAb2 Bb2 Cb2 Cb2
Bar 3
Db7
RF4+Ab4+Cb4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Cb4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Cb4+Db5
LDb3 Eb3 Fb3 F3
Bar 4
G7
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4 B4 D5 E5 D5 B4 Bb4 G4
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LF2 G2 Ab2 A2
Bar 6
Abm
RCb4+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5
LAb2 Bb2 Cb2 Cb2
Bar 7
Db7
RF4+Ab4+Cb4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Cb4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Cb4+Db5
LDb3 Eb3 Fb3 F3
Bar 8
G7
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2

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 A Foggy Day (In London Town)

What are the letter notes for the A Foggy Day (In London Town) 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 F – Abm – Db7 – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in A Foggy Day (In London Town)?

The loop is F – Abm – Db7 – G7 (I – biii – bVI7 – II7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is A Foggy Day (In London Town) in?

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

What does the left hand play in A Foggy Day (In London Town)?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Foggy Day (In London Town) 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.