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Seven-And-A-Half Cents: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Adler & Ross
- G major
- 6/8
- 160 BPM
- I–V7–I–V7 loop
- 1954
- Medium
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 Seven-And-A-Half Cents without reading music. The left hand plays hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) and the right hand hammock chords.
Seven-And-A-Half Cents accompaniment in letter notes
The G – D7 – G – D7 loop with hammock heartbeat in the left hand and hammock 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 Seven-And-A-Half Cents
What are the letter notes for the Seven-And-A-Half Cents 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 G – D7 – G – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Seven-And-A-Half Cents?
The loop is G – D7 – G – D7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Seven-And-A-Half Cents in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Seven-And-A-Half Cents?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Seven-And-A-Half Cents easy to play on piano?
It is a medium 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.