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Nancy (With A Laughing Face): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Frank Sinatra

  • Eb major
  • 2/2
  • 60 BPM
  • 1944
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Pausing chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Nancy (With A Laughing Face) without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand pausing chords.

Nancy (With A Laughing Face) accompaniment in letter notes

The Edim – Fm – Bb7 – Eb loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and pausing chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Edim
RG4+Bb4+E5 G4+Bb4+E5 G4+Bb4+E5
LE2 E3 E2
Bar 2
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 3
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 4
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 5
Edim
RG4+Bb4+E5 G4+Bb4+E5 G4+Bb4+E5
LE2 E3 E2
Bar 6
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 7
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 8
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2

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 Nancy (With A Laughing Face)

What are the letter notes for the Nancy (With A Laughing Face) 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 Edim – Fm – Bb7 – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Nancy (With A Laughing Face)?

The loop is Edim – Fm – Bb7 – Eb (biio – ii – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.

What key is Nancy (With A Laughing Face) in?

Eb major, at about 60 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Nancy (With A Laughing Face)?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Nancy (With A Laughing Face) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.