Piano chords · Bossa beach
Lucky Guy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Rickie Lee Jones
- Db major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- ii–I–IV–I loop
- 1981
- 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 Lucky Guy without reading music. The left hand plays bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) and the right hand hand-clap chords.
Lucky Guy accompaniment in letter notes
The Ebm – Db – Gb – Db loop with bossa seesaw in the left hand and hand-clap chords 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 Lucky Guy
What are the letter notes for the Lucky Guy 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 Ebm – Db – Gb – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Lucky Guy?
The loop is Ebm – Db – Gb – Db (ii – I – IV – I) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is Lucky Guy in?
Db major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lucky Guy?
Bossa seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lucky Guy 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.