Piano chords · Blues & boogie
2 Fingers Of Whiskey: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Elton John and Jack White
- D major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- I–bVII–IV–bVII loop
- 2017
- Medium
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 2 Fingers Of Whiskey without reading music. The left hand plays rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle), and the right hand sings the tune.
2 Fingers Of Whiskey accompaniment in letter notes
The D – C – G – C loop with rock’n’roll rocker in the left hand. 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 2 Fingers Of Whiskey
What are the letter notes for the 2 Fingers Of Whiskey 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 D – C – G – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in 2 Fingers Of Whiskey?
The loop is D – C – G – C (I – bVII – IV – bVII) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is 2 Fingers Of Whiskey in?
D major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in 2 Fingers Of Whiskey?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is 2 Fingers Of Whiskey 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.