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Strawberry Letter 23: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Brothers Johnson
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 91 BPM
- Medium
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Strawberry Letter 23 written out as piano music: the IV – bVII – IV – bVII loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand steady chords.
Strawberry Letter 23 chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Ab | bVII | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Ab | bVII | Ab C Eb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Strawberry Letter 23
Does the sheet music for Strawberry Letter 23 have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Strawberry Letter 23?
The loop is Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab (IV – bVII – IV – bVII) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Strawberry Letter 23 in?
Bb major, at about 91 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Strawberry Letter 23?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Strawberry Letter 23 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.