Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Born To Be Blue: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Mel Torme
- C major
- 4/4
- 105 BPM
- 1946
- 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 Born To Be Blue without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Born To Be Blue accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – Db7 – C7 – Db7 loop with velvet jazz in the left hand. 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 Born To Be Blue
What are the letter notes for the Born To Be Blue 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 – Db7 – C7 – Db7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Born To Be Blue?
The loop is C7 – Db7 – C7 – Db7 (I7 – bII7 – I7 – bII7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Born To Be Blue in?
C major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Born To Be Blue?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Born To Be Blue 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.