Piano chords · Blues & boogie
At Last: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Etta James
- C major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1942
- Tricky
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 At Last without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.
The opening of At Last 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.
At Last accompaniment in letter notes
The Em7 – A7 – Dm7 – Fm – C – Cm – Dm7 – G7 loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and trotting-sleigh 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 At Last
What are the letter notes for the At Last 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 Em7 – A7 – Dm7 – Fm – C – Cm – Dm7 – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in At Last?
The loop is Em7 – A7 – Dm7 – Fm – C – Cm – Dm7 – G7 (iii7 – VI7 – ii7 – iv – I – i – ii7 – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is At Last in?
C major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in At Last?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is At Last easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of At Last?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.