Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Blame It On The Bossa Nova: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
- F major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1962
- Medium
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 Blame It On The Bossa Nova without reading music. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) and the right hand ticking clock.
The repeating figure of Blame It On The Bossa Nova 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.
Blame It On The Bossa Nova accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – C7 – C7 – F loop with island zigzag in the left hand and ticking clock 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 Blame It On The Bossa Nova
What are the letter notes for the Blame It On The Bossa Nova 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 C7 – C7 – C7 – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Blame It On The Bossa Nova?
The loop is C7 – C7 – C7 – F (V7 – I – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is Blame It On The Bossa Nova in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Blame It On The Bossa Nova?
Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Blame It On The Bossa Nova easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Blame It On The Bossa Nova?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.