Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
In The Still Of The Night: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Cole Porter
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1937
- 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 In The Still Of The Night without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand bouncy bells.
The repeating figure of In The Still Of The Night 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 The Still Of The Night accompaniment in letter notes
The Fm – Fm – Fm – F loop with three-step climb in the left hand and bouncy 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 The Still Of The Night
What are the letter notes for the In The Still Of The Night 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 Fm – Fm – Fm – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in In The Still Of The Night?
The loop is Fm – Fm – Fm – F (i – I – i – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is In The Still Of The Night in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in In The Still Of The Night?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In The Still Of The Night 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.
Can I hear the real melody of In The Still Of The Night?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure 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.