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Ain’t That Peculiar: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Double-tap dropRight hand Sleep-in chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Ain’t That Peculiar without reading music. The left hand plays double-tap drop (broken chord 8-8-5) and the right hand sleep-in chords.

Ain’t That Peculiar accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – F – Gm – F loop with double-tap drop in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 C5+F5+A5
LEb3 Eb3 Bb2
Bar 2
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 D5+G5+B5
LF3 F3 C3
Bar 3
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 E5+A5+C#6
LG3 G3 D3
Bar 4
F
RF4 A4 C5 F5 A5 C6 F6 A6
LF3 F3 C3
Bar 5
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 C5+F5+A5
LEb3 Eb3 Bb2
Bar 6
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 D5+G5+B5
LF3 F3 C3
Bar 7
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 E5+A5+C#6
LG3 G3 D3
Bar 8
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 D5+G5+B5
LF3 F3 C3

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 Ain’t That Peculiar

What are the letter notes for the Ain’t That Peculiar 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 – F – Gm – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Ain’t That Peculiar?

The loop is Eb – F – Gm – F (bVII – I – ii – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Ain’t That Peculiar in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ain’t That Peculiar?

Double-tap drop: broken chord 8-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ain’t That Peculiar 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.