Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Pride And Joy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Stevie Ray Vaughan
- E major
- 4/4
- 118 BPM
- I–IV7–I–V7 loop
- 1985
- Tricky
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 Pride And Joy without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.
Pride And Joy accompaniment in letter notes
The E – A7 – E – B7 loop with jazz walk in the left hand and trotting-sleigh 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 Pride And Joy
What are the letter notes for the Pride And Joy 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 E – A7 – E – B7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Pride And Joy?
The loop is E – A7 – E – B7 (I – IV7 – I – V7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Pride And Joy in?
E major, at about 118 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pride And Joy?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pride And Joy easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.