Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Prelude To A Kiss: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Db major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 1937
- 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 Prelude To A Kiss without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
The main tune of Prelude To A Kiss 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.
Prelude To A Kiss accompaniment in letter notes
The Abm7 – Gbmaj7 – C7 – F7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Ab7 loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and freeze-tag 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 Prelude To A Kiss
What are the letter notes for the Prelude To A Kiss 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 Abm7 – Gbmaj7 – C7 – F7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Ab7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Prelude To A Kiss?
The loop is Abm7 – Gbmaj7 – C7 – F7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Ab7 (v7 – IVmaj7 – VII7 – III7 – iii7 – VI7 – ii7 – V7 – v7) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is Prelude To A Kiss in?
Db major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Prelude To A Kiss?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Prelude To A Kiss easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 9 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Prelude To A Kiss?
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.