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Out Of Nowhere: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Buddy De Franco

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 150 BPM
  • 1931
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Pop stabsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Out Of Nowhere without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand pop stabs.

The main tune of Out Of Nowhere in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G → C7
RB3+D4 E4 F#4 Bb3+D4+E4+A4
LG2 C3 C3 F#2
Bar 2
G
RB3+D4+E4+G4 E3+G3+B3+D4 G3+B3+D4+E4
LG2 D3 E3
Bar 3
Bm7 → E7
RA3+F#4 D4 A3 G#3
LB2 E2
Bar 4
Bm7 → E7
RA3+D4 E4 D4 A3 G#3+D4
LB2 E2

Out Of Nowhere accompaniment in letter notes

The G – C7 – G – Bm7 – E7 – Bm7 – E7 loop with power fifths in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G → C7
RB4+D5+G5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LG2+D3 G2+D3 C4
Bar 2
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2+D3 G2+D3 G3
Bar 3
Bm7 → E7
RD4+F#4+B4 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LB2+F#3 B2+F#3 E3
Bar 4
Bm7 → E7
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 E6 D6 B5 G#5 F#5 F5 E5 D#5
LB2+F#3 B2+F#3 E3
Bar 5
G → C7
RB4+D5+G5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LG2+D3 G2+D3 C4
Bar 6
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2+D3 G2+D3 G3
Bar 7
Bm7 → E7
RD4+F#4+B4 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LB2+F#3 B2+F#3 E3
Bar 8
Bm7 → E7
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 G#4+B4+E5
LB2+F#3 B2+F#3 E3

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 Out Of Nowhere

What are the letter notes for the Out Of Nowhere 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 G – C7 – G – Bm7 – E7 – Bm7 – E7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Out Of Nowhere?

The loop is G – C7 – G – Bm7 – E7 – Bm7 – E7 (I – IV7 – I – iii7 – VI7 – iii7 – VI7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Out Of Nowhere in?

G major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Out Of Nowhere?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Out Of Nowhere easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Out Of Nowhere?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.