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A Lot Of Livin’ To Do: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Charles Strouse
- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- V7–I–ii–V7 loop
- 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 A Lot Of Livin’ To Do without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand pop stabs.
A Lot Of Livin’ To Do accompaniment in letter notes
The G7 – C – Dm – G7 loop with island pulse in the left hand and pop stabs 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 A Lot Of Livin’ To Do
What are the letter notes for the A Lot Of Livin’ To Do 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 G7 – C – Dm – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Lot Of Livin’ To Do?
The loop is G7 – C – Dm – G7 (V7 – I – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is A Lot Of Livin’ To Do in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Lot Of Livin’ To Do?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Lot Of Livin’ To Do 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.