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Blueberry Hill: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Fats Domino

  • Eb major
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • 1940
  • Medium
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Left hand Rolling wavesRight hand Soft chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Blueberry Hill without reading music. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) and the right hand soft chords.

The catchy part of Blueberry Hill 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.

Bar 1
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5 G4 F4
LAb2 Eb3 C4 Eb3
Bar 2
Ab
REb4 C5 C4+Ab4 Eb4 C5
LAb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 3
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4 Eb5+G5 Eb5
LEb2 Bb2 G3 Bb2
Bar 4
Eb
RBb4 G4 Eb4 Bb3 Ab4
LEb2 Bb2 G3 Bb2

Blueberry Hill accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Ab – Eb – Eb loop with rolling waves in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Eb3 C4 Eb3
Bar 2
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Eb3 C4 Eb3
Bar 3
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Bb2 G3 Bb2
Bar 4
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 G4 Bb4 Eb5 G5 Bb5 Eb6 G6 Bb6
LEb2 Bb2 G3 Bb2
Bar 5
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Eb3 C4 Eb3
Bar 6
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Eb3 C4 Eb3
Bar 7
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Bb2 G3 Bb2
Bar 8
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Bb2 G3 Bb2

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 Blueberry Hill

What are the letter notes for the Blueberry Hill 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 Ab – Ab – Eb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Blueberry Hill?

The loop is Ab – Ab – Eb – Eb (IV – I – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.

What key is Blueberry Hill in?

Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Blueberry Hill?

Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Blueberry Hill 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 Blueberry Hill?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.