Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Cow-Cow Boogie: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Don Raye, Gene De Paul & others
- C major
- 2/2
- 80 BPM
- I–V7–IV–I loop
- 1941
- Easy
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 Cow-Cow Boogie without reading music. The left hand plays tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) and the right hand push chords.
Cow-Cow Boogie accompaniment in letter notes
The C – G7 – F – C loop with tumble down in the left hand and push 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 Cow-Cow Boogie
What are the letter notes for the Cow-Cow Boogie 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 – G7 – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Cow-Cow Boogie?
The loop is C – G7 – F – C (I – V7 – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Cow-Cow Boogie in?
C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Cow-Cow Boogie?
Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cow-Cow Boogie 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.