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PJ & Rooster: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • C# minor
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 2006
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Late-hop chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 PJ & Rooster without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand late-hop chords.

PJ & Rooster accompaniment in letter notes

The A – C#m – B – A loop with jazz walk in the left hand and late-hop chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LA2 B2 C3 C#3
Bar 2
C#m
RE4+G#4+B4+C#5 E4+G#4+B4+C#5 E4+G#4+B4+C#5 E4+G#4+B4+C#5 E4+G#4+B4+C#5
LC#3 D#3 E3 E3
Bar 3
B
RD#4+F#4+A4+B4 D#4+F#4+A4+B4 D#4+F#4+A4+B4 D#4+F#4+A4+B4 D#4+F#4+A4+B4
LB2 C#3 D3 D#3
Bar 4
A
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C5 C#5 E5 F#5 E5 C#5 C5 A4
LA2 B2 C3 C#3
Bar 5
A
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LA2 B2 C3 C#3
Bar 6
C#m
RE4+G#4+B4+C#5 E4+G#4+B4+C#5 E4+G#4+B4+C#5 E4+G#4+B4+C#5 E4+G#4+B4+C#5
LC#3 D#3 E3 E3
Bar 7
B
RD#4+F#4+A4+B4 D#4+F#4+A4+B4 D#4+F#4+A4+B4 D#4+F#4+A4+B4 D#4+F#4+A4+B4
LB2 C#3 D3 D#3
Bar 8
A
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LA2 B2 C3 C#3

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 PJ & Rooster

What are the letter notes for the PJ & Rooster 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 A – C#m – B – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in PJ & Rooster?

The loop is A – C#m – B – A (bVI – i – bVII – bVI) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.

What key is PJ & Rooster in?

C# minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in PJ & Rooster?

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

Is PJ & Rooster 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.