Piano chords · Old-time stride
A Little Bluer Than That: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Mark Irwin & Irene Rebecca Kelley
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–IV–I–V loop
- 2001
- 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 Little Bluer Than That without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand late-knock chords.
A Little Bluer Than That accompaniment in letter notes
The F – Bb – F – C loop with boom-chick in the left hand and late-knock 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 A Little Bluer Than That
What are the letter notes for the A Little Bluer Than That 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 – Bb – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Little Bluer Than That?
The loop is F – Bb – F – C (I – IV – I – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is A Little Bluer Than That in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Little Bluer Than That?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Little Bluer Than That 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.