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On The Jericho Road: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Don S. McCrossan

  • Bb major
  • 2/2
  • 100 BPM
  • 1928
  • Easy
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Left hand Fiesta bounceRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords 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 On The Jericho Road without reading music. The left hand plays fiesta bounce (broken chord 5-8-1) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

On The Jericho Road accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – F7 – Bb – C loop with fiesta bounce in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LF3 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 2
F7
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LC3 F3 F2
Bar 3
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LF3 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4 G4 C5 E5 G5 C6 E6 G6
LG3 C4 C3
Bar 5
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LF3 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 6
F7
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LC3 F3 F2
Bar 7
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LF3 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LG3 C4 C3

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 The Jericho Road

What are the letter notes for the On The Jericho Road 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 Bb – F7 – Bb – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in On The Jericho Road?

The loop is Bb – F7 – Bb – C (I – V7 – I – II) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb7 – Bb.

What key is On The Jericho Road in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in On The Jericho Road?

Fiesta bounce: broken chord 5-8-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is On The Jericho Road 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.