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Night School: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal
- Ab major
- 6/8
- 72 BPM
- 2014
- 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 Night School without reading music. The left hand plays lilting climb (broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Night School accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Fb – Ab – Fb loop with lilting climb in the left hand. 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.
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Questions about Night School
What are the letter notes for the Night School 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 Ab – Fb – Ab – Fb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Night School?
The loop is Ab – Fb – Ab – Fb (I – bVI – I – bVI) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Night School in?
Ab major, at about 72 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Night School?
Lilting climb: broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Night School 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.