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Moon Over Bourbon Street: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • G major
  • 2/2
  • 72 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Wait-a-beat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Moon Over Bourbon Street without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

Moon Over Bourbon Street accompaniment in letter notes

The B7 – Em – Am – B7 loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
B7
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB2 B3 B2 B3
Bar 2
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E3 E2 E3
Bar 3
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 4
B7
RD#4+F#4+B4 F#6 D#6 B5 A5 G5 F#5 E#5 E5
LB2 B3 B2 B3
Bar 5
B7
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB2 B3 B2 B3
Bar 6
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E3 E2 E3
Bar 7
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 8
B7
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB2 B3 B2 B3

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 Moon Over Bourbon Street

What are the letter notes for the Moon Over Bourbon Street 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 B7 – Em – Am – B7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Moon Over Bourbon Street?

The loop is B7 – Em – Am – B7 (III7 – vi – ii – III7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Moon Over Bourbon Street in?

G major, at about 72 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Moon Over Bourbon Street?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Moon Over Bourbon Street 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.