Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Don Redman
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1929
- 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 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You accompaniment in letter notes
The G7 – C7 – F7 – Bb7 loop with velvet jazz in the left hand. 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 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
What are the letter notes for the Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You 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 G7 – C7 – F7 – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
The loop is G7 – C7 – F7 – Bb7 (III7 – VI7 – II7 – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
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 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You 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.