Piano chords · Old-time stride
As We Stumble Along: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- ii–V7–I–ii loop
- 1999
- Easy
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 As We Stumble Along without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand steady chords.
As We Stumble Along accompaniment in letter notes
The Cm – F7 – Bb – Cm loop with stride jumps in the left hand and steady chords 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 As We Stumble Along
What are the letter notes for the As We Stumble Along 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 Cm – F7 – Bb – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in As We Stumble Along?
The loop is Cm – F7 – Bb – Cm (ii – V7 – I – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Ebm – Bb.
What key is As We Stumble Along in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in As We Stumble Along?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is As We Stumble Along 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.