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Early In The Mornin’: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Leo Hickman, Louis Jordan & others
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- I–I7–IV–I loop
- 1947
- 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 Early In The Mornin’ without reading music. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Early In The Mornin’ accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Eb7 – Ab – Eb loop with stair steps in the left hand and offbeat skank 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 Early In The Mornin’
What are the letter notes for the Early In The Mornin’ 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 Eb – Eb7 – Ab – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Early In The Mornin’?
The loop is Eb – Eb7 – Ab – Eb (I – I7 – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Early In The Mornin’ in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Early In The Mornin’?
Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Early In The Mornin’ 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.