Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
A Secretary Is Not A Toy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- F major
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- IV–I–I7–IV loop
- 1961
- 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 Secretary Is Not A Toy without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.
A Secretary Is Not A Toy accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – F – F7 – Bb loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand and slow-dance 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 A Secretary Is Not A Toy
What are the letter notes for the A Secretary Is Not A Toy 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 Bb – F – F7 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Secretary Is Not A Toy?
The loop is Bb – F – F7 – Bb (IV – I – I7 – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is A Secretary Is Not A Toy in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in A Secretary Is Not A Toy?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Secretary Is Not A Toy 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.