Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Hanky Panky: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1962
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Hanky Panky without reading music. The left hand plays rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
Hanky Panky accompaniment in letter notes
The G7 – C – C7 – G7 loop with rock’n’roll rocker in the left hand and freeze-tag 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 Hanky Panky
What are the letter notes for the Hanky Panky 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 – C – C7 – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Hanky Panky?
The loop is G7 – C – C7 – G7 (V7 – I – I7 – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Hanky Panky in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hanky Panky?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hanky Panky 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.