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Nowhere Man (jazz version): piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Beatles
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1965
- Easy
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Nowhere Man (jazz version) written out as piano music: the V7 – I – #IV7 – IV7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand pausing chords.
Nowhere Man (jazz version) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | A7 | #IV7 | A C# E G |
| 4 | Ab7 | IV7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – A7 – Ab7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Nowhere Man (jazz version)
Does the sheet music for Nowhere Man (jazz version) have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
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.