Piano chords · Old-time stride
When Lights Are Low: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Benny Carter
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- I–ii–I–ii loop
- 1936
- 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 When Lights Are Low without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
When Lights Are Low accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Fm – Eb – Fm loop with stride jumps in the left hand and freeze-tag 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 When Lights Are Low
What are the letter notes for the When Lights Are Low 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 Eb – Fm – Eb – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in When Lights Are Low?
The loop is Eb – Fm – Eb – Fm (I – ii – I – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is When Lights Are Low in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in When Lights Are Low?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When Lights Are Low 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.