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Famous Blue Raincoat: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Leonard Cohen

  • Bb major
  • 3/4
  • 100 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pah-pahRight hand Waltz 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 Famous Blue Raincoat without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz chords.

Famous Blue Raincoat accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – Eb – Cm – Dm loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand and waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 2
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4 Eb4+G4+Bb4 Eb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 3
Cm
RC4+Eb4+G4 C4+Eb4+G4 C4+Eb4+G4
LC3 Eb3+G3 Eb3+G3
Bar 4
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 F4 A4 D5 F5 A5 D6 F6 A6
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 5
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 6
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4 Eb4+G4+Bb4 Eb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 7
Cm
RC4+Eb4+G4 C4+Eb4+G4 C4+Eb4+G4
LC3 Eb3+G3 Eb3+G3
Bar 8
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2

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 Famous Blue Raincoat

What are the letter notes for the Famous Blue Raincoat 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 Gm – Eb – Cm – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Famous Blue Raincoat?

The loop is Gm – Eb – Cm – Dm (vi – IV – ii – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Famous Blue Raincoat in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Famous Blue Raincoat?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Famous Blue Raincoat 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.