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Lullaby Of Birdland: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By George Shearing
- G major
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- 1952
- 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 Lullaby Of Birdland without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
The main tune of Lullaby Of Birdland 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.
Lullaby Of Birdland accompaniment in letter notes
The Esus4 – E7 – Am – Dsus4 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – G loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and sleep-in 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 Lullaby Of Birdland
What are the letter notes for the Lullaby Of Birdland 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 Esus4 – E7 – Am – Dsus4 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Lullaby Of Birdland?
The loop is Esus4 – E7 – Am – Dsus4 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – G (VIsus4 – VI7 – ii – Vsus4 – V7 – Imaj7 – I – VIsus4) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Lullaby Of Birdland in?
G major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lullaby Of Birdland?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lullaby Of Birdland easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Lullaby Of Birdland?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.