Piano chords · Blues & boogie
California, Here I Come: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Al Jolson
- G major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1924
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 California, Here I Come without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
California, Here I Come accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – A7 – Am – Em loop with jazz walk in the left hand and wait-a-beat 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 California, Here I Come
What are the letter notes for the California, Here I Come 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 Em – A7 – Am – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in California, Here I Come?
The loop is Em – A7 – Am – Em (vi – II7 – ii – vi) in G major, and the song ends on G – C7 – G.
What key is California, Here I Come in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in California, Here I Come?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is California, Here I Come 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.