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De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

A major
4/4
136 BPM
Medium

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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 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da without reading music. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pony-trot chords.

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da accompaniment in letter notes

The Asus4 – F#m – C#m – Asus4 loop with engine 8ths in the left hand and pony-trot chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Asus4RD4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2

Bar 2
F#mRA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#2

Bar 3
C#mRE4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#3 C#3 C#3 C#3 C#3 C#3 C#3

Bar 4
Asus4RD4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 A6 E6 D6 A5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
LA2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2

Bar 5
Asus4RD4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2

Bar 6
F#mRA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#2

Bar 7
C#mRE4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#3 C#3 C#3 C#3 C#3 C#3 C#3

Bar 8
Asus4RD4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 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.

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Questions about De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

What are the letter notes for the De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 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 Asus4 – F#m – C#m – Asus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da?

The loop is Asus4 – F#m – C#m – Asus4 (Isus – vi – iii – Isus) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da in?

A major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.