Piano chords · Bossa beach
Gonna Fly Now: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Ayn Robbins
- A minor
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- 1976
- 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 Gonna Fly Now without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand dawdling chords.
The repeating figure of Gonna Fly Now in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Gonna Fly Now accompaniment in letter notes
The Dm7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Esus4 – Esus4 loop with bossa sway in the left hand and dawdling 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 Gonna Fly Now
What are the letter notes for the Gonna Fly Now 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 Dm7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Esus4 – Esus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Gonna Fly Now?
The loop is Dm7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Esus4 – Esus4 (iv7 – v7 – VImaj7 – Vsus4 – iv7) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Gonna Fly Now in?
A minor, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Gonna Fly Now?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gonna Fly Now easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Gonna Fly Now?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.