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Me And My Shadow: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Al Jolson
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1927
- 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 Me And My Shadow without reading music. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand steady chords.
The intro of Me And My Shadow 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.
Me And My Shadow accompaniment in letter notes
The Abm – Fm – Fm7 – Fm7 – Bb – Bb7 loop with lazy seesaw in the left hand and steady 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 Me And My Shadow
What are the letter notes for the Me And My Shadow 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 Abm – Fm – Fm7 – Fm7 – Bb – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Me And My Shadow?
The loop is Abm – Fm – Fm7 – Fm7 – Bb – Bb7 (iv – ii – ii7 – V – V7 – iv) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Me And My Shadow in?
Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Me And My Shadow?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Me And My Shadow easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Me And My Shadow?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.