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Joy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Peter Furler
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–V–ii–IV loop
- 2000
- 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 without reading music. The left hand plays butterfly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Joy accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – F – Cm – Eb loop with butterfly heartbeat in the left hand and offbeat skank 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.
Play next
The same I–V–ii–IV loop
The same left hand: Butterfly heartbeat
Questions about Joy
What are the letter notes for the Joy 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 Bb – F – Cm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Joy?
The loop is Bb – F – Cm – Eb (I – V – ii – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – Eb – Bb.
What key is Joy in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Joy?
Butterfly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Joy 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.