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Look Out Any Window: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Bruce Hornsby & John Hornsby

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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Springy chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Look Out Any Window without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand springy chords.

Look Out Any Window accompaniment in letter notes

The A – E – A – E loop with giant steps in the left hand and springy chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A
RE4+G#4+B4 A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2+E3 E3+A3 E3+A3
Bar 2
E
RB4+D#5+F#5 E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5
LE2+B2 B2+E3 B2+E3
Bar 3
A
RE4+G#4+B4 A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2+E3 E3+A3 E3+A3
Bar 4
E
RB4+D#5+F#5 E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B6 G#6 E6 B5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
LE2+B2 B2+E3 B2+E3
Bar 5
A
RE4+G#4+B4 A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2+E3 E3+A3 E3+A3
Bar 6
E
RB4+D#5+F#5 E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5
LE2+B2 B2+E3 B2+E3
Bar 7
A
RE4+G#4+B4 A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2+E3 E3+A3 E3+A3
Bar 8
E
RB4+D#5+F#5 E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5
LE2+B2 B2+E3 B2+E3

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 Look Out Any Window

What are the letter notes for the Look Out Any Window 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 A – E – A – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Look Out Any Window?

The loop is A – E – A – E (IV – I – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Look Out Any Window in?

E major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Look Out Any Window?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Look Out Any Window 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.