Piano chords · Rock drive
Sunny: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Bobby Hebb
- Bb minor
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 1965
- Easy
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 Sunny without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand double-clap chords.
The main tune of Sunny in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Sunny accompaniment in letter notes
The Bbm – Abm – Db7 – Gb – Gb – F loop with marching giant in the left hand and double-clap chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Sunny
What are the letter notes for the Sunny 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 Bbm – Abm – Db7 – Gb – Gb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Sunny?
The loop is Bbm – Abm – Db7 – Gb – Gb – F (i – vii – III7 – VI – V – i) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Sunny in?
Bb minor, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sunny?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sunny easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Sunny?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.