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Overjoyed: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Kevan Cyka & Stephanie Lewis

  • F minor
  • 4/4
  • 104 BPM
  • 2002
  • Medium
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Left hand Hopscotch stepsRight hand Ticking clockChords from the chord symbols in the score

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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 Overjoyed without reading music. The left hand plays hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) and the right hand ticking clock.

The catchy part of Overjoyed 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
Eb7
RAb3+Bb3+Db4+G4 Bb3+Db4+F4+Ab4 Bb3+Db4+F4+Bb4 F4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 2
F → Eb → Db
RC4+A4 C4+F4 C4 C4+Eb4+Ab4 Bb3+Eb4+G4
LF2+C3 F2+C3 Eb2+Bb2 Eb2+Bb2 Db2+Ab2 Db2+Ab2 C2+G2 C2+G2
Bar 3
Bbm7
RAb3+Db4+F4 Eb4 Ab3+F4 Bb3+G4 F4 C4+Eb4+F4+A4
LBb1+F2 Bb2 Bb1 C2
Bar 4
F → Eb → Db
RDb4 C4 Db4
LF2+C3 F2+C3 Eb2+Bb2 Eb2+Bb2 Db2+Ab2 Db2+Ab2 C2+G2 C2+G2

Overjoyed accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb7 – F – Eb – Db – Bbm7 – F – Eb – Db loop with hopscotch steps in the left hand and ticking clock in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb7
REb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 2
F → Eb → Db
RF4 Eb4 Eb4 Db4 Db4 Db4 Db4
LF2 Eb3 Db4
Bar 3
Bbm7
RBb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3
LBb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 4
F → Eb → Db
RF4 Eb4 Eb4 Db4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5
LF2 Eb3 Db4
Bar 5
Eb7
REb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 6
F → Eb → Db
RF4 Eb4 Eb4 Db4 Db4 Db4 Db4
LF2 Eb3 Db4
Bar 7
Bbm7
RBb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3
LBb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 8
F → Eb → Db
RF4 Eb4 Eb4 Db4 Db4 Db4 Db4
LF2 Eb3 Db4

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 Overjoyed

What are the letter notes for the Overjoyed 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 Eb7 – F – Eb – Db – Bbm7 – F – Eb – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Overjoyed?

The loop is Eb7 – F – Eb – Db – Bbm7 – F – Eb – Db (VII7 – I – VII – VI – iv7 – I – VII – VI) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.

What key is Overjoyed in?

F minor, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Overjoyed?

Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Overjoyed easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Overjoyed?

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

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