Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Be-Bop-A-Lula: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Tex Davis & Gene Vincent
- C major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1956
- Medium
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 Be-Bop-A-Lula without reading music. The left hand plays rock’n’roll climb (broken chord 1-3-5-6) and the right hand ticking clock.
The main tune of Be-Bop-A-Lula in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Be-Bop-A-Lula accompaniment in letter notes
The C – Am7 – C7 – C – G7 – G loop with rock’n’roll climb in the left hand and ticking clock 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 Be-Bop-A-Lula
What are the letter notes for the Be-Bop-A-Lula 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 C – Am7 – C7 – C – G7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Be-Bop-A-Lula?
The loop is C – Am7 – C7 – C – G7 – G (I – vi7 – I7 – I – V7 – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Be-Bop-A-Lula in?
C major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Be-Bop-A-Lula?
Rock’n’roll climb: broken chord 1-3-5-6, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Be-Bop-A-Lula easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Be-Bop-A-Lula?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.