Piano chords · Blues & boogie
In A Sentimental Mood: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- D minor
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- 1935
- 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 In A Sentimental Mood without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
The catchy part of In A Sentimental Mood 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.
In A Sentimental Mood accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm – Gm7 – C7 – Dm – D7 – C#dim – Ddim loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and hopscotch bells 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 In A Sentimental Mood
What are the letter notes for the In A Sentimental Mood 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 Gm – Gm7 – C7 – Dm – D7 – C#dim – Ddim, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in In A Sentimental Mood?
The loop is Gm – Gm7 – C7 – Dm – D7 – C#dim – Ddim (iv – iv7 – VII7 – i – I7 – vii° – i°) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is In A Sentimental Mood in?
D minor, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in In A Sentimental Mood?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In A Sentimental Mood easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of In A Sentimental Mood?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.