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Crazy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Willie Nelson

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 105 BPM
  • 1961
  • Easy
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Left hand Push and landRight hand Soft chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Crazy without reading music. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand soft chords.

The main tune of Crazy 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.

Bar 1
C
RE3+C4 G3+E4 Bb3+G4 C4+E4+C5 C4+E4+Bb4 C4+E4+G4
LC2 C2 C2
Bar 2
Fm → C
RC4+F4+Ab4+Ab4 C5 C4+E4+Ab4 C4+E4+Ab4
LF2 F2 C2 C2
Bar 3
Fm7 → Fm
RC4+Eb4+Ab4 Eb4+Ab4+C5
LF2 F2 C2 F2
Bar 4
Bb7 → Fm
RAb3+C4 Ab3+Bb3+D4 Ab3+Bb3
LBb1 Bb1 F2

Crazy accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Fm – C – Fm7 – Fm – Bb7 – Fm loop with push and land in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 2
Fm → C
RC5+F5+Ab5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LF2 F2 C3 C3
Bar 3
Fm7 → Fm
RC5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5
LF2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 4
Bb7 → Fm
RF4+Bb4+D5 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LBb2 Bb2 F2 F2
Bar 5
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 6
Fm → C
RC5+F5+Ab5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LF2 F2 C3 C3
Bar 7
Fm7 → Fm
RC5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5
LF2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 8
Bb7 → Fm
RF4+Bb4+D5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5
LBb2 Bb2 F2 F2

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 Crazy

What are the letter notes for the Crazy 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 C – Fm – C – Fm7 – Fm – Bb7 – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Crazy?

The loop is C – Fm – C – Fm7 – Fm – Bb7 – Fm (VI – ii – VI – ii7 – ii – V7 – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.

What key is Crazy in?

Eb major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Crazy?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Crazy easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Crazy?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.