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Can’t Stop Singing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Oom-pahRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords 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 Can’t Stop Singing without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

Can’t Stop Singing accompaniment in letter notes

The C – C7 – F – Fm loop with oom-pah in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 2
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 4
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5 C7 Ab6 F6 C6 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5
LF2 Ab2+C3 Ab2+C3
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 6
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 8
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5
LF2 Ab2+C3 Ab2+C3

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 Can’t Stop Singing

What are the letter notes for the Can’t Stop Singing 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 – C7 – F – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Can’t Stop Singing?

The loop is C – C7 – F – Fm (I – I7 – IV – iv) in C major, and the song ends on F – Fm – C.

What key is Can’t Stop Singing in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Can’t Stop Singing?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Can’t Stop Singing 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.