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Dancing On My Own: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Robyn

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 125 BPM
  • 2010
  • Tricky
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Left hand Thunder tremoloRight hand Run-up 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 Dancing On My Own without reading music. The left hand plays thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) and the right hand run-up chords.

Dancing On My Own accompaniment in letter notes

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

Bar 1
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 2
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 3
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 4
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 D6 A5 F#5 D5 A4 F#4 D4 A3
LD2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 5
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 6
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 7
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 8
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3 D2 D3

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 Dancing On My Own

What are the letter notes for the Dancing On My Own 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 D – C – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Dancing On My Own?

The loop is D – C – G – D (V5 – IV5 – I5 – V5) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Dancing On My Own in?

G major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Dancing On My Own?

Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Dancing On My Own easy to play on piano?

It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

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