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Soul Eyes: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By John Coltrane

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 60 BPM
  • 1964
  • Easy
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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Late-knock chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Soul Eyes without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand late-knock chords.

Soul Eyes accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb7 – Fb7 – Gm – C7 loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb7
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LD3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3
Bar 2
Fb7
RAb4+Cb4+Ebb5+Fb5 Ab4+Cb4+Ebb5+Fb5 Ab4+Cb4+Ebb5+Fb5
LAb2+Ebb3 Ab2+Fb3 Ab2+Ebb3 Ab2+Fb3
Bar 3
Gm
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5
LBb2+F3 Bb2+G3 Bb2+F3 Bb2+G3
Bar 4
C7
RE4+G4+Bb4+C5 Eb5 E5 G5 A5 G5 E5 Eb5 C5
LE3+Bb3 E3+C4 E3+Bb3 E3+C4
Bar 5
Bb7
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LD3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3
Bar 6
Fb7
RAb4+Cb4+Ebb5+Fb5 Ab4+Cb4+Ebb5+Fb5 Ab4+Cb4+Ebb5+Fb5
LAb2+Ebb3 Ab2+Fb3 Ab2+Ebb3 Ab2+Fb3
Bar 7
Gm
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5
LBb2+F3 Bb2+G3 Bb2+F3 Bb2+G3
Bar 8
C7
RE4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LE3+Bb3 E3+C4 E3+Bb3 E3+C4

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 Soul Eyes

What are the letter notes for the Soul Eyes 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 Bb7 – Fb7 – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Soul Eyes?

The loop is Bb7 – Fb7 – Gm – C7 (V7 – bII7 – iii – VI7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Soul Eyes in?

Eb major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Soul Eyes?

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 Soul Eyes 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.