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Attitude Dancing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Carly Simon & Jacob Brackman

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1975
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Skipping-stone chordsChords 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 Attitude Dancing without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.

Attitude Dancing accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – Bb7 – Dm – Bb7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 2
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 3
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 4
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 E5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 5
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 6
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 7
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 8
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2

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 Attitude Dancing

What are the letter notes for the Attitude Dancing 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 Dm – Bb7 – Dm – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Attitude Dancing?

The loop is Dm – Bb7 – Dm – Bb7 (vi – IV7 – vi – IV7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Attitude Dancing in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Attitude Dancing?

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 Attitude Dancing 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.