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Am I Blue: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by David Chamberlain

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Left hand Trampoline bounceRight hand Wait-a-beat 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 Am I Blue without reading music. The left hand plays trampoline bounce (broken chord 8-12-5-12) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

Am I Blue accompaniment in letter notes

The C – F – C – F loop with trampoline bounce in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 G4 G3 G4
Bar 2
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 3
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 G4 G3 G4
Bar 4
F
RA4+C5+F5 F4 A4 C5 F5 A5 C6 F6 A6
LF3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 G4 G3 G4
Bar 6
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 7
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 G4 G3 G4
Bar 8
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C4 C3 C4

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 Am I Blue

What are the letter notes for the Am I Blue 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 C – F – C – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Am I Blue?

The loop is C – F – C – F (V – I – V – I) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.

What key is Am I Blue in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Am I Blue?

Trampoline bounce: broken chord 8-12-5-12, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Am I Blue 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.