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Nowhere Man (jazz version): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By The Beatles

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1965
  • Easy
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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Pausing chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Nowhere Man (jazz version) without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand pausing chords.

Nowhere Man (jazz version) accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb7 – Eb – A7 – Ab7 loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and pausing chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb7
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LBb3+Ab4 Bb3+D4 Bb2
Bar 2
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5
LEb3+Db4 Eb3+G3 Eb2
Bar 3
A7
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LA3+G4 A3+C#4 A2
Bar 4
Ab7
RC5+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 Cb4 C5 Eb5 F5 Eb5 C5 Cb4 Ab4
LAb3+Gb4 Ab3+C4 Ab2
Bar 5
Bb7
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LBb3+Ab4 Bb3+D4 Bb2
Bar 6
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5
LEb3+Db4 Eb3+G3 Eb2
Bar 7
A7
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LA3+G4 A3+C#4 A2
Bar 8
Ab7
RC5+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Gb5+Ab5
LAb3+Gb4 Ab3+C4 Ab2

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 Nowhere Man (jazz version)

What are the letter notes for the Nowhere Man (jazz version) 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 Bb7 – Eb – A7 – Ab7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Nowhere Man (jazz version)?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb – A7 – Ab7 (V7 – I – #IV7 – IV7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Nowhere Man (jazz version) in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Nowhere Man (jazz version)?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Nowhere Man (jazz version) 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.