Super Simple Chords

Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

Come Dancing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Ray Davies

Tuning the piano…
Learn it
Style

Left hand Stair stepsRight hand Mouse-run 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 Come Dancing without reading music. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) and the right hand mouse-run chords.

Come Dancing accompaniment in letter notes

The G – D – G – D loop with stair steps in the left hand and mouse-run chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2 D3
Bar 2
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 F#2 A2
Bar 3
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2 D3
Bar 4
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 C4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5
LD2 F#2 A2
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2 D3
Bar 6
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 F#2 A2
Bar 7
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2 D3
Bar 8
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 F#2 A2

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.

Play next

Questions about Come Dancing

What are the letter notes for the Come Dancing 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 G – D – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Come Dancing?

The loop is G – D – G – D (I – V – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.

What key is Come Dancing in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Come Dancing?

Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Come Dancing 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.