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Sometimes I'm Happy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Benny Goodman

  • Ab major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Doorbell ding-dongRight hand Shy chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Sometimes I'm Happy without reading music. The left hand plays doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5) and the right hand shy chords.

Sometimes I'm Happy accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb7 – Ab7 – Db – Bbm loop with doorbell ding-dong in the left hand and shy chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb7
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb3 Eb3 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 2
Ab7
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb3 Ab3 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 3
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb4 Db4 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 4
Bbm
RDb4+F4+Bb4 F4 Bb4 Db5 F5 Bb5 Db6 F6 Bb6
LBb3 Bb3 F3 F3
Bar 5
Eb7
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb3 Eb3 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 6
Ab7
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb3 Ab3 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 7
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb4 Db4 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 8
Bbm
RDb4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4
LBb3 Bb3 F3 F3

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 Sometimes I'm Happy

What are the letter notes for the Sometimes I'm Happy 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 Eb7 – Ab7 – Db – Bbm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Sometimes I'm Happy?

The loop is Eb7 – Ab7 – Db – Bbm (V7 – I7 – IV – ii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Sometimes I'm Happy in?

Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Sometimes I'm Happy?

Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Sometimes I'm Happy 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.