Piano chords · Old-time stride
On Green Dolphin Street: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Bill Evans
- C major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 1947
- Easy
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 On Green Dolphin Street without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand pop stabs.
On Green Dolphin Street accompaniment in letter notes
The D7 – Db – C – A7 loop with stride jumps in the left hand and pop stabs 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.
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Questions about On Green Dolphin Street
What are the letter notes for the On Green Dolphin Street 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 D7 – Db – C – A7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in On Green Dolphin Street?
The loop is D7 – Db – C – A7 (II7 – bII – I – VI7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is On Green Dolphin Street in?
C major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in On Green Dolphin Street?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is On Green Dolphin Street 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.