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Doin' It (All For My Baby): piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • C major
  • 12/8
  • 135 BPM
  • 1984
  • Easy
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Left hand Slow-dance heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Doin' It (All For My Baby) written out as piano music: the vi – IV – iii – ii loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Doin' It (All For My Baby) chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmviA C E
2FIVF A C
3EmiiiE G B
4DmiiD F A

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Am – F – Em – Dm chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about Doin' It (All For My Baby)

Does the sheet music for Doin' It (All For My Baby) have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Doin' It (All For My Baby)?

The loop is Am – F – Em – Dm (vi – IV – iii – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Doin' It (All For My Baby) in?

C major, at about 135 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in Doin' It (All For My Baby)?

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Doin' It (All For My Baby) 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.