Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Dick Van Dyke
- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1967
- Medium
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 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang without reading music. The left hand plays trampoline bounce (broken chord 8-12-5-12) and the right hand slow-down chords.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang accompaniment in letter notes
The Am – D7 – G – G7 loop with trampoline bounce in the left hand and slow-down 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 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
What are the letter notes for the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 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 Am – D7 – G – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
The loop is Am – D7 – G – G7 (ii – V7 – I – I7) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
Trampoline bounce: broken chord 8-12-5-12, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.