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Just In Time: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Steve Tyrell
- C major
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- 1956
- 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 Just In Time without reading music. The left hand plays pop seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5) and the right hand lingering chords.
Just In Time accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – Bb7 – C7 – Bb7 loop with pop seesaw in the left hand and lingering 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 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 C7 – Bb7 – C7 – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Just In Time?
The loop is C7 – Bb7 – C7 – Bb7 (I7 – bVII7 – I7 – bVII7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Just In Time in?
C major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Just In Time?
Pop seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5, 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.