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Come A Little Bit Closer: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Jay & The Americans

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Left hand Island zigzagRight hand Sprint-and-stop chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Come A Little Bit Closer without reading music. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.

Come A Little Bit Closer accompaniment in letter notes

The G7 – C – F – G7 loop with island zigzag in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3 D4 D3
Bar 2
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 G4 G3
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C4 C3
Bar 4
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 F4 G4 B4 D5 F5 G5 B5 D6
LG3 D4 D3
Bar 5
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3 D4 D3
Bar 6
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 G4 G3
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C4 C3
Bar 8
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3 D4 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 Come A Little Bit Closer

What are the letter notes for the Come A Little Bit Closer 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 G7 – C – F – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Come A Little Bit Closer?

The loop is G7 – C – F – G7 (V7 – I – IV – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.

What key is Come A Little Bit Closer in?

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

What does the left hand play in Come A Little Bit Closer?

Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Come A Little Bit Closer 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.