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Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- V7–I–vi–ii loop
- 1952
- Tricky
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 Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.
Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – F – Dm – Gm loop with bossa sway in the left hand and trotting-sleigh chords 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 Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
What are the letter notes for the Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) 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 C7 – F – Dm – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)?
The loop is C7 – F – Dm – Gm (V7 – I – vi – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.