Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Fishin' In The Dark: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- D major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 1986
- Medium
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 Fishin' In The Dark without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand dreamy flicker.
Fishin' In The Dark accompaniment in letter notes
The D – G – D – G loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and dreamy flicker 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 Fishin' In The Dark
What are the letter notes for the Fishin' In The Dark 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 D – G – D – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Fishin' In The Dark?
The loop is D – G – D – G (I – IV – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Fishin' In The Dark in?
D major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Fishin' In The Dark?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fishin' In The Dark easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.