Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Let’s Start The New Year Right: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Irving Berlin
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- I–biiio–ii–V7 loop
- 1942
- Easy
Let’s Start The New Year Right written out as piano music: the I – biiio – ii – V7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Let’s Start The New Year Right chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | F#dim | biii° | F# A C |
| 3 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
| 4 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the Eb – F#dim – Fm – Bb7 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.
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Questions about Let’s Start The New Year Right
Does the sheet music for Let’s Start The New Year Right 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 Let’s Start The New Year Right?
The loop is Eb – F#dim – Fm – Bb7 (I – biiio – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Let’s Start The New Year Right in?
Eb major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let’s Start The New Year Right?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let’s Start The New Year Right 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.