Piano chords · Old-time stride
I Only Have Eyes For You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Harry Warren
- C major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1934
- 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 I Only Have Eyes For You without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
The main tune of I Only Have Eyes For You 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.
I Only Have Eyes For You accompaniment in letter notes
The G – G7 – Dm – Em7 – G7 – F – Dm7 – G7 loop with oom-pah in the left hand and wait-a-beat 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 I Only Have Eyes For You
What are the letter notes for the I Only Have Eyes For You 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 G – G7 – Dm – Em7 – G7 – F – Dm7 – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Only Have Eyes For You?
The loop is G – G7 – Dm – Em7 – G7 – F – Dm7 – G7 (V – V7 – ii – iii7 – V7 – IV – ii7 – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.
What key is I Only Have Eyes For You in?
C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Only Have Eyes For You?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Only Have Eyes For You 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 I Only Have Eyes For You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.