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Big Eyed Fish: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Dave Matthews Band

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Left hand Oom-pahThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Big Eyed Fish without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords), and the right hand sings the tune.

Big Eyed Fish accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – C – G – Bm loop with oom-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 G2+B2 G2+B2 G2+B2
Bar 2
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 3
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 4
Bm
RB3+D4+F#4 B6 F#6 D6 B5 G#5 G5 F#5 E#5
LB2 D3+F#3 D3+F#3 D3+F#3
Bar 5
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 G2+B2 G2+B2 G2+B2
Bar 6
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 7
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 8
Bm
RB3+D4+F#4
LB2 D3+F#3 D3+F#3 D3+F#3

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 Big Eyed Fish

What are the letter notes for the Big Eyed Fish 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 Em – C – G – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Big Eyed Fish?

The loop is Em – C – G – Bm (vi – IV – I – iii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Big Eyed Fish in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Big Eyed Fish?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Big Eyed Fish 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.