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Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Antonio Carlos Jobim

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 140 BPM
  • 1962
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pahRight hand Pop stabsChords 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 Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand pop stabs.

Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – C7 – F – Fm loop with oom-pah in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 D3+Bb3 D3+Bb3
Bar 2
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 G3+E4 G3+E4
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 C3+A3 C3+A3
Bar 4
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab6 F6 C6 Ab5 Gb5 F5 E5 Eb5
LF2 C3+Ab3 C3+Ab3
Bar 5
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 D3+Bb3 D3+Bb3
Bar 6
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 G3+E4 G3+E4
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 C3+A3 C3+A3
Bar 8
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5
LF2 C3+Ab3 C3+Ab3

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 Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)

What are the letter notes for the Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) 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 Gm – C7 – F – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)?

The loop is Gm – C7 – F – Fm (v – I7 – IV – iv) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) in?

C major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.