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Such A Night: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Dr. John

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Left hand Boom-chickRight hand Pausing chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Such A Night without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand pausing chords.

Such A Night accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Bb – F – Bb loop with boom-chick in the left hand and pausing chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 A3+C4 C3 A3+C4
Bar 2
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb3 D4+F4 F3 D4+F4
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 A3+C4 C3 A3+C4
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 Bb6 F6 D6 Bb5 A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5
LBb3 D4+F4 F3 D4+F4
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 A3+C4 C3 A3+C4
Bar 6
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb3 D4+F4 F3 D4+F4
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 A3+C4 C3 A3+C4
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb3 D4+F4 F3 D4+F4

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 Such A Night

What are the letter notes for the Such A Night 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 F – Bb – F – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Such A Night?

The loop is F – Bb – F – Bb (I – IV – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Such A Night in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Such A Night?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Such A Night 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.