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Good Morning: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Nacio Herb Brown

  • Bb major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1939
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Good Morning without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

The main tune of Good Morning 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.

Bar 1
Bb → F
RD4 Bb3+D4+F4 A3+D4+F4
LBb2 F2
Bar 2
Bb → Dm
RD5 G3+D4 Bb4 A3+D4
LBb2 F2
Bar 3
Bb → Dm
RF4 Bb3+D4 D5 A3+D4 C5
LBb2 F2
Bar 4
Bb → Dm
RBb4 G3+D4+Bb4 F4 Bb3+E4
LBb2 D3 C#3

Good Morning accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – F – Bb – Dm – Bb – Dm – Bb – Dm loop with walking roots in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb → F
RBb4 D4+F4 A4+C5
LBb2 Bb2 F3 F3
Bar 2
Bb → Dm
RBb4 D4+F4 F4+A4
LBb2 Bb2 D3 D3
Bar 3
Bb → Dm
RBb4 D4+F4 F4+A4
LBb2 Bb2 D3 D3
Bar 4
Bb → Dm
RBb4 D4+F4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LBb2 Bb2 D3 D3
Bar 5
Bb → F
RBb4 D4+F4 A4+C5
LBb2 Bb2 F3 F3
Bar 6
Bb → Dm
RBb4 D4+F4 F4+A4
LBb2 Bb2 D3 D3
Bar 7
Bb → Dm
RBb4 D4+F4 F4+A4
LBb2 Bb2 D3 D3
Bar 8
Bb → Dm
RBb4 D4+F4 F4+A4
LBb2 Bb2 D3 D3

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 Good Morning

What are the letter notes for the Good Morning 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 Bb – F – Bb – Dm – Bb – Dm – Bb – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Good Morning?

The loop is Bb – F – Bb – Dm – Bb – Dm – Bb – Dm (I – V – I – iii – I – iii – I – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.

What key is Good Morning in?

Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Good Morning?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Good Morning easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Good Morning?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.