Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Isn't It Romantic?: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1932
- 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 Isn't It Romantic? without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand push chords.
The main tune of Isn't It Romantic? 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.
Isn't It Romantic? accompaniment in letter notes
The Abmaj7 – Ab – Abm – Eb – F#dim – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and push 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 Isn't It Romantic?
What are the letter notes for the Isn't It Romantic? 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 Abmaj7 – Ab – Abm – Eb – F#dim – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Isn't It Romantic??
The loop is Abmaj7 – Ab – Abm – Eb – F#dim – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 (IVmaj7 – IV – iv – I – biii° – ii7 – V7 – Imaj7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Abm – Eb.
What key is Isn't It Romantic? in?
Eb major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Isn't It Romantic??
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 Isn't It Romantic? 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 Isn't It Romantic??
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.