Piano chords · Rock drive
Joy And Blues: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley
- D minor
- 2/2
- 132 BPM
- bVII–i–bVII–i loop
- 1993
- 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 Joy And Blues without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand tiptoe chords.
Joy And Blues accompaniment in letter notes
The C – Dm – C – Dm loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and tiptoe 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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More by Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley
The same bVII–i–bVII–i loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Joy And Blues
What are the letter notes for the Joy And Blues 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 C – Dm – C – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Joy And Blues?
The loop is C – Dm – C – Dm (bVII – i – bVII – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Joy And Blues in?
D minor, at about 132 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Joy And Blues?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Joy And Blues 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.