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Animal City: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Shakira

  • F# minor
  • 4/4
  • 138 BPM
  • 2005
  • Easy
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Left hand Eager heartbeatRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Animal City without reading music. The left hand plays eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.

Animal City accompaniment in letter notes

The F#m – D – C# – F#m loop with eager heartbeat in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#3 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 2
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 3
C#
RE#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#4 C#3 C#3 C#4
Bar 4
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5 D5 E5
LF#2 F#3 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 5
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#3 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 6
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 7
C#
RE#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#4 C#3 C#3 C#4
Bar 8
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#3 F#2 F#2 F#3

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 Animal City

What are the letter notes for the Animal City 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 F#m – D – C# – F#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Animal City?

The loop is F#m – D – C# – F#m (i – bVI – V – i) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Animal City in?

F# minor, at about 138 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Animal City?

Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Animal City 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.