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Cruella De Vil: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Mel Leven

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 1959
  • Medium
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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Pumping chordsChords 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 Cruella De Vil without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand pumping chords.

The intro of Cruella De Vil 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
G → Eb7
RD4+B4 G4 A4 G4 Db4+F4+Bb4 G4 A4 G4
LG2+D3+B3 Eb3+G3
Bar 2
Eb7 → F7 → E7
REb4+G4+B4 D4+F#4 E4
LF3+A3 E3+G#3 E2
Bar 3
A7
RC#4+B4 Bb4 E4 Bb4 A4 G4
LA2+E3+G3 A2+E3+G3 A2+E3+G3 A2+E3+G3
Bar 4
D7
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 F#3+C4+E4 Bb3
LD3+F#3 D2 D2 D3

Cruella De Vil accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Eb7 – Eb7 – F7 – E7 – A7 – D7 loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and pumping chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G → Eb7
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LG2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 2
Eb7 → F7 → E7
RBb4+Eb5+G5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5
LEb2 E3 E2
Bar 3
A7
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 A3 A2
Bar 4
D7
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 C4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5
LD2 D3 D2
Bar 5
G → Eb7
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LG2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 6
Eb7 → F7 → E7
RBb4+Eb5+G5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5
LEb2 E3 E2
Bar 7
A7
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 A3 A2
Bar 8
D7
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 D3 D2

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 Cruella De Vil

What are the letter notes for the Cruella De Vil 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 – Eb7 – Eb7 – F7 – E7 – A7 – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Cruella De Vil?

The loop is G – Eb7 – Eb7 – F7 – E7 – A7 – D7 (I – bVI7 – bVII7 – VI7 – II7 – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Cruella De Vil in?

G major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Cruella De Vil?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Cruella De Vil easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Cruella De Vil?

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

Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.