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A Spoonful Of Sugar: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Robert B. Sherman

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 1963
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Pop stabsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Spoonful Of Sugar without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand pop stabs.

A Spoonful Of Sugar accompaniment in letter notes

The G – F# – G – F# loop with jazz walk in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 2
F#
RA#4+C#5+E5+F#5 A#4+C#5+E5+F#5 A#4+C#5+E5+F#5
LF#2 G#2 A2 A#2
Bar 3
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 4
F#
RA#4+C#5+E5+F#5 A#4+C#5+E5+F#5 A4 A#4 C#5 D#5 C#5 A#4 A4 F#4
LF#2 G#2 A2 A#2
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 6
F#
RA#4+C#5+E5+F#5 A#4+C#5+E5+F#5 A#4+C#5+E5+F#5
LF#2 G#2 A2 A#2
Bar 7
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 8
F#
RA#4+C#5+E5+F#5 A#4+C#5+E5+F#5 A#4+C#5+E5+F#5
LF#2 G#2 A2 A#2

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 Spoonful Of Sugar

What are the letter notes for the A Spoonful Of Sugar 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 G – F# – G – F#, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in A Spoonful Of Sugar?

The loop is G – F# – G – F# (I – VII – I – VII) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is A Spoonful Of Sugar in?

G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Spoonful Of Sugar?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Spoonful Of Sugar 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.