Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Alright, Okay, You Win: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Peggy Lee
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1955
- Medium
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 Alright, Okay, You Win without reading music. The left hand plays rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) and the right hand pop stabs.
The main tune of Alright, Okay, You Win 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.
Alright, Okay, You Win accompaniment in letter notes
The Cm7 – Cm7 – Eb – Cm – Fm7 loop with rock’n’roll rocker in the left hand and pop stabs 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 Alright, Okay, You Win
What are the letter notes for the Alright, Okay, You Win 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 Cm7 – Cm7 – Eb – Cm – Fm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Alright, Okay, You Win?
The loop is Cm7 – Cm7 – Eb – Cm – Fm7 (vi7 – I – vi – ii7 – vi7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Alright, Okay, You Win in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Alright, Okay, You Win?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Alright, Okay, You Win easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Alright, Okay, You Win?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.