Piano chords · Old-time stride
Close Your Eyes: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- F major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 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 Close Your Eyes without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand pausing chords.
The repeating figure of Close Your Eyes 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.
Close Your Eyes accompaniment in letter notes
The Bbm – C7 – C – Fm – Fm – Bbm loop with stride jumps in the left hand and pausing 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 Close Your Eyes
What are the letter notes for the Close Your Eyes 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 Bbm – C7 – C – Fm – Fm – Bbm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Close Your Eyes?
The loop is Bbm – C7 – C – Fm – Fm – Bbm (iv – V7 – V – i – iv – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Close Your Eyes in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Close Your Eyes?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Close Your Eyes easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Close Your Eyes?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.