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Bionic: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Christina Aguilera, John Hill & others

  • D minor
  • 4/4
  • 140 BPM
  • 2010
  • Medium
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Left hand Hurrying footstepsRight hand Ticking clockChords 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 Bionic without reading music. The left hand plays hurrying footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand ticking clock.

Bionic accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Dm – Gm – Dm loop with hurrying footsteps in the left hand and ticking clock in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RC4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4 C3
Bar 2
Dm
RD4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3 D2
Bar 3
Gm
RG4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3 G2
Bar 4
Dm
RD4 D4 D4 D4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3 D2
Bar 5
C
RC4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4 C3
Bar 6
Dm
RD4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3 D2
Bar 7
Gm
RG4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3 G2
Bar 8
Dm
RD4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3 D2

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 Bionic

What are the letter notes for the Bionic 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 – Dm – Gm – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Bionic?

The loop is C – Dm – Gm – Dm (bVII – i – iv – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Bionic in?

D minor, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Bionic?

Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bionic easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.