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Midnight Train To Georgia: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Gladys Knight & The Pips

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 85 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Midnight Train To Georgia without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

The catchy part of Midnight Train To Georgia 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.

Bar 1
F → Am
RD5 C5 C4+F4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LF2 C3 A3 A2 E3 A3
Bar 2
Bb
RD4+F4+C5 C5 D4+F4+Bb4 C4+E4+A4 Bb3+D4+G4 F4
LBb2 F3 Bb3 C3 C3
Bar 3
F → Am
RC4+F4+A4 C5 C4+F4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LF2 C3 A3 A2 E3 A3
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 Bb3+D4 F4 G4
LBb2 F3 Bb3 C3 C3

Midnight Train To Georgia accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Am – Bb – F – Am – Bb loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F → Am
RF5 A4+C5 C4+E4
LF2 F2 A2
Bar 2
Bb
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 3
F → Am
RF5 A4+C5 C4+E4
LF2 F2 A2
Bar 4
Bb
RBb4 D4+F4 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 E5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 5
F → Am
RF5 A4+C5 C4+E4
LF2 F2 A2
Bar 6
Bb
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 7
F → Am
RF5 A4+C5 C4+E4
LF2 F2 A2
Bar 8
Bb
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2

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.

Questions about Midnight Train To Georgia

What are the letter notes for the Midnight Train To Georgia 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 F – Am – Bb – F – Am – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Midnight Train To Georgia?

The loop is F – Am – Bb – F – Am – Bb (I – iii – IV – I – iii – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – Bb – F.

What key is Midnight Train To Georgia in?

F major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Midnight Train To Georgia?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Midnight Train To Georgia 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 Midnight Train To Georgia?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.