Piano chords · Bossa beach
A Hundred Pounds Of Clay: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Gene McDaniels
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V7 loop
- 1961
- 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 Hundred Pounds Of Clay without reading music. The left hand plays bounce-back seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-1) and the right hand soft chords.
A Hundred Pounds Of Clay accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Gm – Cm – F7 loop with bounce-back seesaw in the left hand and soft 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
Questions about A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
What are the letter notes for the A Hundred Pounds Of Clay 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 Bb – Gm – Cm – F7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Hundred Pounds Of Clay?
The loop is Bb – Gm – Cm – F7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb – Bb.
What key is A Hundred Pounds Of Clay in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Hundred Pounds Of Clay?
Bounce-back seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Hundred Pounds Of Clay 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.