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Candy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Robbie Williams

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 116 BPM
  • 2012
  • Easy
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Left hand Upside-down pulseThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Candy without reading music. The left hand plays upside-down pulse (root bass · offbeats (&s)), and the right hand sings the tune.

The catchy part of Candy in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5+F5 F4+Bb4+D5+F5 F4+Bb4+F5 Eb5 D5 D5 F4+Bb4+D5 Eb5
LBb1+Bb2 Bb1+Bb2 F1+F2 Bb1+Bb2 Bb1+Bb2 F1+F2
Bar 2
Gm
RG4+Bb4+F5 F5 F5 G4+Bb4+F5 F5 F5 G4+Bb4+F5 F5 Eb5 D5 G4+Bb4+C5 D5
LG1+G2 G1+G2 F1+F2 G1+G2 A1+A2 Bb1+Bb2 Eb2+Eb3
Bar 3
Eb
RD5 D5 G4+Bb4+D5 D5 G4+Bb4+D5 C5 Bb4 G4+Bb4 C5
LEb2+Eb3 Eb2+Eb3 Bb1+Bb2 Eb2+Eb3 Eb2+Eb3 Bb1+Bb2
Bar 4
Eb → F
RG4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5 Eb5 D5 Eb4+G4 Eb4+G4+Bb4 F4+A4 F4+A4
LEb2+Eb3 Eb2+Eb3 Eb2+Eb3 Bb1+Bb2 Eb2+Eb3 Eb2+Eb3 F2+F3 F2+F3

Candy accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – Gm – Eb – Eb – F loop with upside-down pulse in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 2
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 3
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 4
Eb → F
REb4+G4+Bb4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 F2
Bar 5
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 6
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 7
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 8
Eb → F
REb4+G4+Bb4 F4+A4+C5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 F2

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 Candy

What are the letter notes for the Candy 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 – Gm – Eb – Eb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Candy?

The loop is Bb – Gm – Eb – Eb – F (I – vi – IV – V – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Candy in?

Bb major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Candy?

Upside-down pulse: root bass · offbeats (&s), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Candy easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Candy?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

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