Piano chords · Blues & boogie
'deed I Do: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Walter Hirsch
- F major
- 4/4
- 124 BPM
- 1926
- Easy
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 'deed I Do without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand push chords.
The intro of 'deed I Do 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.
'deed I Do accompaniment in letter notes
The G7 – G7 – G7 – A7 – D7 loop with jazz walk 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 'deed I Do
What are the letter notes for the 'deed I Do 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 G7 – G7 – G7 – A7 – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in 'deed I Do?
The loop is G7 – G7 – G7 – A7 – D7 (II7 – III7 – VI7 – II7 – III7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bbm – F.
What key is 'deed I Do in?
F major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in 'deed I Do?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is 'deed I Do easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of 'deed I Do?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.