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Easy Living: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Billie Holiday

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 1937
  • Easy
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Easy Living written out as piano music: the I – VI7 – ii – V7 – I – ii – I – V7 – I – VI7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand soft chords.

Easy Living chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIEb G Bb
1C7VI7C E G Bb
2FmiiF Ab C
2Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
3EbIEb G Bb
3FmiiF Ab C
3EbIEb G Bb
4Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
4EbIEb G Bb

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: marching giant (lh triads) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Eb – C7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Fm – Eb – Eb – Bb7 – Eb chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about Easy Living

Does the sheet music for Easy Living have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Easy Living?

The loop is Eb – C7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Fm – Eb – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (I – VI7 – ii – V7 – I – ii – I – V7 – I – VI7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is Easy Living in?

Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Easy Living?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Easy Living easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 10 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Easy Living?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro 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.