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Pine Top’s Boogie: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • Bb major
  • 2/2
  • 110 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Run-up chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Pine Top’s Boogie without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand run-up chords.

Pine Top’s Boogie accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Bb – Eb – Bb loop with jazz walk in the left hand and run-up chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 2
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 3
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5
LEb2 F2 Gb2 G2
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 Db5 D5 F5 G5 F5 D5 Db5 Bb4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 6
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 7
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5
LEb2 F2 Gb2 G2
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3

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 Pine Top’s Boogie

What are the letter notes for the Pine Top’s Boogie 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 C – Bb – Eb – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Pine Top’s Boogie?

The loop is C – Bb – Eb – Bb (II – I – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Pine Top’s Boogie in?

Bb major, at about 110 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Pine Top’s Boogie?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Pine Top’s Boogie 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.