A-Yo: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Stefani Germanotta, Hillary Lindsey & others

A major
4/4
150 BPM
2016
Easy

Tuning the piano…

Learn it

A-Yo written out as piano music: the I – IV – bIII5 – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

A-Yo chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

Bar	Chord	Numeral	Notes
1	A	I	A C# E
2	D	IV	D F# A
3	C	bIII	C E G
4	A	I	A C# E

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the A – D – C – A chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

Questions about A-Yo

Does the sheet music for A-Yo have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in A-Yo?

The loop is A – D – C – A (I – IV – bIII5 – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is A-Yo in?

A major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A-Yo?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A-Yo 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.