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Echoes: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Modern Jazz Quartet

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 150 BPM
  • 1962
  • Easy
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Left hand Boom-chickThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Echoes without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick), and the right hand sings the tune.

Echoes accompaniment in letter notes

The Cm – F7 – Bb – Bbm loop with boom-chick in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Cm
RC4+Eb4+G4
LC4 Eb4+G4 G3 Eb4+G4
Bar 2
F7
RF4+A4+C5
LF3 A3+C4 C3 A3+C4
Bar 3
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb3 D4+F4 F3 D4+F4
Bar 4
Bbm
RBb3+Db4+F4 Bb6 F6 Db6 Bb5 G5 Gb5 F5 E5
LBb3 Db4+F4 F3 Db4+F4
Bar 5
Cm
RC4+Eb4+G4
LC4 Eb4+G4 G3 Eb4+G4
Bar 6
F7
RF4+A4+C5
LF3 A3+C4 C3 A3+C4
Bar 7
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb3 D4+F4 F3 D4+F4
Bar 8
Bbm
RBb3+Db4+F4
LBb3 Db4+F4 F3 Db4+F4

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 Echoes

What are the letter notes for the Echoes 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 Cm – F7 – Bb – Bbm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Echoes?

The loop is Cm – F7 – Bb – Bbm (v – I7 – IV – iv) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Echoes in?

F major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Echoes?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Echoes 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.