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Night Air: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Teddy Geiger

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 98 BPM
  • 2006
  • Easy
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Left hand Butterfly heartbeatRight hand Swing pushChords 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 Night Air without reading music. The left hand plays butterfly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand swing push.

Night Air accompaniment in letter notes

The Dsus4 – Em – Gsus4 – G 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.

Bar 1
Dsus4
RA4+D5+G5 A4+D5+G5 A4+D5+G5
LD2 D2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 2
Em
RB4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5
LE2 E2 E3 E2 E3
Bar 3
Gsus4
RD5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 4
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 C4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 5
Dsus4
RA4+D5+G5 A4+D5+G5 A4+D5+G5
LD2 D2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 6
Em
RB4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5
LE2 E2 E3 E2 E3
Bar 7
Gsus4
RD5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 8
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G3

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 Night Air

What are the letter notes for the Night Air 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 Dsus4 – Em – Gsus4 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Night Air?

The loop is Dsus4 – Em – Gsus4 – G (Vsus – vi – Isus – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Night Air in?

G major, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Night Air?

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 Night Air 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.