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Just In Time: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Frank Sinatra

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 130 BPM
  • 1956
  • Easy
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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Just In Time without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand steady chords.

Just In Time accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – A – Bb – A loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LD3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3
Bar 2
A
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LC#3+G3 C#3+A3 C#3+G3 C#3+A3
Bar 3
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LD3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3
Bar 4
A
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C5 C#5 E5 F#5 E5 C#5 C5 A4
LC#3+G3 C#3+A3 C#3+G3 C#3+A3
Bar 5
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LD3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3
Bar 6
A
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LC#3+G3 C#3+A3 C#3+G3 C#3+A3
Bar 7
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LD3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3
Bar 8
A
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LC#3+G3 C#3+A3 C#3+G3 C#3+A3

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 Just In Time

What are the letter notes for the Just In Time 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 – A – Bb – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Just In Time?

The loop is Bb – A – Bb – A (I – VII – I – VII) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Just In Time in?

Bb major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Just In Time?

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 Just In Time 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.