Piano chords · Old-time stride
Two For The Road: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- G major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 1967
- Easy
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 Two For The Road without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand heartbeat chords.
The main tune of Two For The Road 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.
Two For The Road accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab7 – D7 – B7 – Eb – Bm – Em7 – Em7 loop with boom-chick in the left hand and heartbeat 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 Two For The Road
What are the letter notes for the Two For The Road 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 Ab7 – D7 – B7 – Eb – Bm – Em7 – Em7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Two For The Road?
The loop is Ab7 – D7 – B7 – Eb – Bm – Em7 – Em7 (bII7 – V7 – III7 – bVI – iii – vi7 – bII7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Two For The Road in?
G major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Two For The Road?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Two For The Road easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Two For The Road?
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.