Piano chords · Old-time stride
Blue Eyes: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Elton John
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- 1982
- 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 Blue Eyes without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand push chords.
The main tune of Blue Eyes 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.
Blue Eyes accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – F – Fm – Gm7 – Gm7 – Csus4 loop with oom-pah in the left hand and push 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 Blue Eyes
What are the letter notes for the Blue Eyes 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 Bb – F – Fm – Gm7 – Gm7 – Csus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Blue Eyes?
The loop is Bb – F – Fm – Gm7 – Gm7 – Csus4 (I – V – v – vi7 – IIsus4 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Blue Eyes in?
Bb major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Blue Eyes?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Blue Eyes easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Blue Eyes?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.