Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
It's De-Lovely: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Cole Porter
- F major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1936
- 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 It's De-Lovely without reading music. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) and the right hand bouncy-ball chords.
It's De-Lovely accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm – Eb – Gm – G#dim loop with island zigzag in the left hand and bouncy-ball 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's De-Lovely
What are the letter notes for the It's De-Lovely 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 – Eb – Gm – G#dim, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in It's De-Lovely?
The loop is Gm – Eb – Gm – G#dim (ii – bVII – ii – biiio) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is It's De-Lovely in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It's De-Lovely?
Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It's De-Lovely 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.