Piano chords · Old-time stride
Luck Be A Lady: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- C major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1950
- 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 Luck Be A Lady without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords), and the right hand sings the tune.
The main tune of Luck Be A Lady in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Luck Be A Lady accompaniment in letter notes
The Db7 – C – Db7 – C loop with oom-pah in the left hand. 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 Luck Be A Lady
What are the letter notes for the Luck Be A Lady 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 Db7 – C – Db7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Luck Be A Lady?
The loop is Db7 – C – Db7 – C (bII7 – I – bII7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Luck Be A Lady in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Luck Be A Lady?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Luck Be A Lady 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Luck Be A Lady?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.