Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Lookin’ Out My Back Door: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by John Fogerty
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 150 BPM
- IV–I–V7–I loop
- 1970
- Easy
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 Lookin’ Out My Back Door without reading music. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Lookin’ Out My Back Door accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Bb – F7 – Bb loop with yo-yo bounce in the left hand and hopscotch bells 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 Lookin’ Out My Back Door
What are the letter notes for the Lookin’ Out My Back Door 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 Eb – Bb – F7 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Lookin’ Out My Back Door?
The loop is Eb – Bb – F7 – Bb (IV – I – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.
What key is Lookin’ Out My Back Door in?
Bb major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Lookin’ Out My Back Door?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lookin’ Out My Back Door 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.