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Angel In Blue Jeans: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Stride jumpsRight hand Offbeat skankChords 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 Angel In Blue Jeans without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand offbeat skank.

Angel In Blue Jeans accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – C – G – F loop with stride jumps in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 E3+A3 A2 E3+A3 A2 E3+A3 A2 E3+A3
Bar 2
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 3
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 D3+G3 G2 D3+G3 G2 D3+G3 G2 D3+G3
Bar 4
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A6 F6 C6 A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5
LF2 C3+F3 F2 C3+F3 F2 C3+F3 F2 C3+F3
Bar 5
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 E3+A3 A2 E3+A3 A2 E3+A3 A2 E3+A3
Bar 6
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 7
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 D3+G3 G2 D3+G3 G2 D3+G3 G2 D3+G3
Bar 8
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 C3+F3 F2 C3+F3 F2 C3+F3 F2 C3+F3

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 Angel In Blue Jeans

What are the letter notes for the Angel In Blue Jeans 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 Am – C – G – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Angel In Blue Jeans?

The loop is Am – C – G – F (vi – I – V – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Angel In Blue Jeans in?

C major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Angel In Blue Jeans?

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

Is Angel In Blue Jeans 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.