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Soul Shine: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Warren Haynes

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 68 BPM
  • 1993
  • Easy
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Left hand Late-hop footstepsRight hand Steady 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 Shine without reading music. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

Soul Shine accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – F – Gm – Ab loop with late-hop footsteps in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 2
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 3
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 4
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 Eb4 F4 G4 Bbb4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 5
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 6
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 7
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 8
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab2 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 Soul Shine

What are the letter notes for the Soul Shine 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 Bb – F – Gm – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Soul Shine?

The loop is Bb – F – Gm – Ab (I – V – vi – bVII) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Soul Shine in?

Bb major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Soul Shine?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Soul Shine 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.