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New Years Day: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Mitchell Grassi, Scott Hoying & others
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- IV–I–V–ii loop
- 2015
- 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 New Years Day without reading music. The left hand plays butterfly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand swing push.
New Years Day accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Bb – F – Cm loop with butterfly heartbeat in the left hand and swing push 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.
Play next
The same IV–I–V–ii loop
The same left hand: Butterfly heartbeat
Questions about New Years Day
What are the letter notes for the New Years Day 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 Eb – Bb – F – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in New Years Day?
The loop is Eb – Bb – F – Cm (IV – I – V – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is New Years Day in?
Bb major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in New Years Day?
Butterfly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is New Years Day 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.