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Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Happy wiggleRight hand Lub-dub 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 Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar without reading music. The left hand plays happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) and the right hand lub-dub chords.

Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Bb loop with happy wiggle in the left hand and lub-dub chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 F3 G3 F3 Bb2 F3 G3 F3
Bar 2
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 F3 G3 F3 Bb2 F3 G3 F3
Bar 3
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Bb2 C3 Bb2 Eb2 Bb2 C3 Bb2
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 F4 Bb4 D5 F5 Bb5 D6 F6 Bb6
LBb2 F3 G3 F3 Bb2 F3 G3 F3
Bar 5
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 F3 G3 F3 Bb2 F3 G3 F3
Bar 6
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 F3 G3 F3 Bb2 F3 G3 F3
Bar 7
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Bb2 C3 Bb2 Eb2 Bb2 C3 Bb2
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 F3 G3 F3 Bb2 F3 G3 F3

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 Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar

What are the letter notes for the Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar 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 Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar?

The loop is Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Bb (I – I7 – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.

What key is Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar in?

Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar?

Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar 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.