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Blue Moon Of Kentucky: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Bill Monroe

  • G major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1947
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Moon Of Kentucky without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Blue Moon Of Kentucky accompaniment in letter notes

The C7 – G – D7 – G loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C7
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 2
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 3
D7
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 4
G
RG4+B4+D5 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 5
C7
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 6
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 7
D7
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 8
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G2 G2

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 Moon Of Kentucky

What are the letter notes for the Blue Moon Of Kentucky 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 – G – D7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Blue Moon Of Kentucky?

The loop is C7 – G – D7 – G (IV7 – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Blue Moon Of Kentucky in?

G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Blue Moon Of Kentucky?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Blue Moon Of Kentucky 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.