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I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Lennie Tristano

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 140 BPM
  • 1932
  • Easy
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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Bossa chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand bossa chords.

I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Dm – Db7 – C loop with giant steps in the left hand and bossa chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3+G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4
Bar 2
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2+A2+D3 A2+D3 A2+D3 A2+D3
Bar 3
Db7
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3+Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 C7 G6 E6 C6 Ab5 G5 F#5 F5
LC3+G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3+G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4
Bar 6
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2+A2+D3 A2+D3 A2+D3 A2+D3
Bar 7
Db7
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3+Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3+G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4

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 I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance

What are the letter notes for the I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance 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 C – Dm – Db7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance?

The loop is C – Dm – Db7 – C (I – ii – bII7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance in?

C major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance 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.