Kozmic Blues: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Janis Joplin & Gabriel Mekler

A minor
6/8
83 BPM
1969
Medium

Tuning the piano…

Learn it

Kozmic Blues written out as piano music: the i – iv – i – bVI loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Kozmic Blues chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

Bar	Chord	Numeral	Notes
1	Am	i	A C E
2	Dm	iv	D F A
3	Am	i	A C E
4	F	VI	F A C

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Am – Dm – Am – F chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

Questions about Kozmic Blues

Does the sheet music for Kozmic Blues have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Kozmic Blues?

The loop is Am – Dm – Am – F (i – iv – i – bVI) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Kozmic Blues in?

A minor, at about 83 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Kozmic Blues?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Kozmic Blues easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.