Piano chords · Blues & boogie
One Jump Ahead: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Alan Menken
- E minor
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- i–bVI7–V7–i loop
- 1992
- 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 One Jump Ahead without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
One Jump Ahead accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – C7 – B7 – Em loop with jazz walk in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords 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 One Jump Ahead
What are the letter notes for the One Jump Ahead 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 Em – C7 – B7 – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in One Jump Ahead?
The loop is Em – C7 – B7 – Em (i – bVI7 – V7 – i) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is One Jump Ahead in?
E minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in One Jump Ahead?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is One Jump Ahead 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.