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Disorder At The Border: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Coleman Hawkins

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 1947
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Springy 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 Disorder At The Border without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand springy chords.

Disorder At The Border accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb7 – Eb7 – F – Bb loop with jazz walk in the left hand and springy chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb7
RF4+Ab4+A4+C5 Ab4+Bb4+D5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+D5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+D5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 2
Eb7
RBb4+Db5+D5+F5 Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5
LEb2 F2 Gb2 G2
Bar 3
F
RC5+Eb5+E5+G5 Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5
LF2 G2 Ab2 A2
Bar 4
Bb
RF4+Ab4+A4+C5 Ab4+Bb4+D5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+D5 Db5 D5 F5 G5 F5 D5 Db5 Bb4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 5
Bb7
RF4+Ab4+A4+C5 Ab4+Bb4+D5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+D5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+D5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 6
Eb7
RBb4+Db5+D5+F5 Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5
LEb2 F2 Gb2 G2
Bar 7
F
RC5+Eb5+E5+G5 Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5
LF2 G2 Ab2 A2
Bar 8
Bb
RF4+Ab4+A4+C5 Ab4+Bb4+D5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+D5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+D5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 C3 Db3 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 Disorder At The Border

What are the letter notes for the Disorder At The Border 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 Bb7 – Eb7 – F – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Disorder At The Border?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb7 – F – Bb (I7 – IV7 – V – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Disorder At The Border in?

Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Disorder At The Border?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Disorder At The Border 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.