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Hill Street Blues Theme: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Mike Post
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- I–V–I–V loop
- 1981
- 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 Hill Street Blues Theme without reading music. The left hand plays hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) and the right hand swing push.
Hill Street Blues Theme accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb loop with hurry-and-wait pulse in the left hand and swing push 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 Hill Street Blues Theme
What are the letter notes for the Hill Street Blues Theme 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 Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Hill Street Blues Theme?
The loop is Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb (I – V – I – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb – Eb.
What key is Hill Street Blues Theme in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hill Street Blues Theme?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hill Street Blues Theme 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.