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Goin' On A Sleighride: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Ralph Blane
- F major
- 2/4
- 100 BPM
- I–ii–V7–I loop
- 1952
- Easy
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 Goin' On A Sleighride without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand polka-hop chords.
Goin' On A Sleighride accompaniment in letter notes
The F – Gm – C7 – F loop with jazz walk in the left hand and polka-hop chords 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 Goin' On A Sleighride
What are the letter notes for the Goin' On A Sleighride 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 F – Gm – C7 – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Goin' On A Sleighride?
The loop is F – Gm – C7 – F (I – ii – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Goin' On A Sleighride in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Goin' On A Sleighride?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Goin' On A Sleighride 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.