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A Rare Delight Of You: piano accompaniment sheet music

By John Pizzarelli

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A Rare Delight Of You written out as piano music: the I – ii – V7 – ii loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

A Rare Delight Of You chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIEb G Bb
2FmiiF Ab C
3Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
4FmiiF Ab C

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the Eb – Fm – Bb7 – Fm chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about A Rare Delight Of You

Does the sheet music for A Rare Delight Of You have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in A Rare Delight Of You?

The loop is Eb – Fm – Bb7 – Fm (I – ii – V7 – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is A Rare Delight Of You in?

Eb major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Rare Delight Of You?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Rare Delight Of You 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.