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Breezin': easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By George Benson

  • D major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1971
  • Medium
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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Pumping chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Breezin' without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand pumping chords.

Breezin' accompaniment in letter notes

The D – Bm – Asus4 – D loop with three-step climb in the left hand and pumping chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 2
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 F#3 B3
Bar 3
Asus4
RE4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 4
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 5
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 6
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 F#3 B3
Bar 7
Asus4
RE4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5 E4+A4+D5
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 8
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3

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 Breezin'

What are the letter notes for the Breezin' 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 D – Bm – Asus4 – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Breezin'?

The loop is D – Bm – Asus4 – D (I – vi – Vsus – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Breezin' in?

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

What does the left hand play in Breezin'?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Breezin' 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.

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