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Bigmouth Strikes Again: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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C# minor
4/4
136 BPM
i–bVI–bVII–i loop
Easy

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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 Bigmouth Strikes Again without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand sleep-in chords.

Bigmouth Strikes Again accompaniment in letter notes

The C#m – A – B – C#m loop with marching giant in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C#mRG#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 A#4+D#5+F##5
LC#4+E4+G#4 C#4+E4+G#4 G#3+C#4+E4 G#3+C#4+E4

Bar 2
ARE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LA3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 E3+A3+C#4 E3+A3+C#4

Bar 3
BRF#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 G#4+C#5+E#5
LB3+D#4+F#4 B3+D#4+F#4 F#3+B3+D#4 F#3+B3+D#4

Bar 4
C#mRC#7 G#6 E6 C#6 G#5 F##5 F#5 E#5
LC#4+E4+G#4 C#4+E4+G#4 G#3+C#4+E4 G#3+C#4+E4

Bar 5
C#mRG#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 A#4+D#5+F##5
LC#4+E4+G#4 C#4+E4+G#4 G#3+C#4+E4 G#3+C#4+E4

Bar 6
ARE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LA3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 E3+A3+C#4 E3+A3+C#4

Bar 7
BRF#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 G#4+C#5+E#5
LB3+D#4+F#4 B3+D#4+F#4 F#3+B3+D#4 F#3+B3+D#4

Bar 8
C#mRG#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 A#4+D#5+F##5
LC#4+E4+G#4 C#4+E4+G#4 G#3+C#4+E4 G#3+C#4+E4

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.

Play next

The same i–bVI–bVII–i loop

About this progression

The same left hand: Marching giant

About this pattern

Questions about Bigmouth Strikes Again

What are the letter notes for the Bigmouth Strikes Again 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#m – A – B – C#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Bigmouth Strikes Again?

The loop is C#m – A – B – C#m (i – bVI – bVII – i) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.

What key is Bigmouth Strikes Again in?

C# minor, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Bigmouth Strikes Again?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bigmouth Strikes Again 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.