Piano chords · Old-time stride
A Great Big Town: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Richard Rodgers
- Eb major
- 2/4
- 140 BPM
- I–II7–V7–I loop
- Easy
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 Great Big Town without reading music. The left hand plays brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) and the right hand polka-hop chords.
A Great Big Town accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – F7 – Bb7 – Eb loop with brass-band march in the left hand and polka-hop 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.
Play next
More by Richard Rodgers
Questions about A Great Big Town
What are the letter notes for the A Great Big 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 Eb – F7 – Bb7 – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Great Big Town?
The loop is Eb – F7 – Bb7 – Eb (I – II7 – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is A Great Big Town in?
Eb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in A Great Big Town?
Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Great Big 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.