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Erotic City: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Prince
- E minor
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 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 Erotic City without reading music. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.
Erotic City accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – C – Em – Am loop with push and land in the left hand. 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 Erotic City
What are the letter notes for the Erotic City 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 Em – C – Em – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Erotic City?
The loop is Em – C – Em – Am (i – bVI – i – iv) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Erotic City in?
E minor, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Erotic City?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Erotic City 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.