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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By The Manhattan Transfer

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 84 BPM
  • 1940
  • Easy
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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Bossa chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand bossa chords.

The main tune of A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb → Cm7
RD4+Eb4+G4 G4 Bb3+Eb4 Eb4
LEb3 C3
Bar 2
Gm7 → A7
RBb3+F4+Bb4 Bb4 C#4+D#4+G4 D#4 D#4
LG2 D3 G3 A2+G3
Bar 3
Ab → G7
RG4+C5 C5 C5 F4+D5 D5 D5
LAb2 Eb3 Ab3 G2 D3 B3
Bar 4
Cm → Abm
RG4+Eb5 Ab4 F4+Eb5 Eb5
LC3 G3 D4 C4 Cb3 Ab3

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – Cm7 – Gm7 – A7 – Ab – G7 – Cm – Abm loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and bossa chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb → Cm7
RG4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 Eb4+G4+Bb4+C5 Eb4+G4+Bb4+C5
LG2+Db3 G2+Eb3 Eb3+Bb3 Eb3+C4
Bar 2
Gm7 → A7
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LBb2+F3 Bb2+G3 C#3+G3 C#3+A3
Bar 3
Ab → G7
RC5+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LC3+Gb3 C3+Ab3 B2+F3 B2+G3
Bar 4
Cm → Abm
REb4+G4+Bb4+C5 Eb4+G4+Bb4+C5 Bb4 Cb4 Eb5 F5 Eb5 Cb4 Cb4 Ab4
LEb3+Bb3 Eb3+C4 Cb2+Gb3 Cb2+Ab3
Bar 5
Eb → Cm7
RG4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 Eb4+G4+Bb4+C5 Eb4+G4+Bb4+C5
LG2+Db3 G2+Eb3 Eb3+Bb3 Eb3+C4
Bar 6
Gm7 → A7
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LBb2+F3 Bb2+G3 C#3+G3 C#3+A3
Bar 7
Ab → G7
RC5+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LC3+Gb3 C3+Ab3 B2+F3 B2+G3
Bar 8
Cm → Abm
REb4+G4+Bb4+C5 Eb4+G4+Bb4+C5 Cb4+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5
LEb3+Bb3 Eb3+C4 Cb2+Gb3 Cb2+Ab3

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 Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

What are the letter notes for the A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 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 – Cm7 – Gm7 – A7 – Ab – G7 – Cm – Abm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square?

The loop is Eb – Cm7 – Gm7 – A7 – Ab – G7 – Cm – Abm (I – vi7 – iii7 – #IV7 – IV – III7 – vi – iv) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square in?

Eb major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.