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Another Hot Day in Harlem: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Leslie Bricusse

  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2006
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Steady 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 Another Hot Day in Harlem without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand steady chords.

Another Hot Day in Harlem accompaniment in letter notes

The A – Bb – C – Bb loop with walking roots in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A3 A3
Bar 2
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 3
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C4 C4
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4 E4 Gb4 Ab4 A4 Cb4 Db5 D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 5
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A3 A3
Bar 6
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 7
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C4 C4
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3

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 Another Hot Day in Harlem

What are the letter notes for the Another Hot Day in Harlem 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 A – Bb – C – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Another Hot Day in Harlem?

The loop is A – Bb – C – Bb (I – bII – bIII – bII) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Another Hot Day in Harlem in?

A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Another Hot Day in Harlem?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Another Hot Day in Harlem 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.