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Ca, C'est L'amour: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Cole Porter

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 88 BPM
  • 1956
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords 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 Ca, C'est L'amour without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Ca, C'est L'amour accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb7 – Ebm – Bb7 – Abm loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb7
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 2
Ebm
REb5 Gb4+Bb4 Gb4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 3
Bb7
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 4
Abm
RAb5 Cb4+Eb5 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2
Bar 5
Bb7
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 6
Ebm
REb5 Gb4+Bb4 Gb4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 7
Bb7
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 8
Abm
RAb5 Cb4+Eb5 Cb4+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2

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 Ca, C'est L'amour

What are the letter notes for the Ca, C'est L'amour 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 Bb7 – Ebm – Bb7 – Abm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Ca, C'est L'amour?

The loop is Bb7 – Ebm – Bb7 – Abm (V7 – i – V7 – iv) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Ca, C'est L'amour in?

Eb major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ca, C'est L'amour?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ca, C'est L'amour 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.