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It Might As Well Be Spring: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Bill Evans
- Db major
- 2/2
- 108 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1945
- 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 It Might As Well Be Spring without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand bossa chords.
It Might As Well Be Spring accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab7 – Db – Ab7 – Db 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.
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 It Might As Well Be Spring
What are the letter notes for the It Might As Well Be Spring 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 Ab7 – Db – Ab7 – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in It Might As Well Be Spring?
The loop is Ab7 – Db – Ab7 – Db (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Db major, and the song ends on Db – Ab7 – Db.
What key is It Might As Well Be Spring in?
Db major, at about 108 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in It Might As Well Be Spring?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Might As Well Be Spring 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.