Piano chords · Bossa beach
Having My Baby: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Paul Anka
- C major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- I–iii–IV–V loop
- 1974
- 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 Having My Baby without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Having My Baby accompaniment in letter notes
The C – Em – F – G loop with bossa sway 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 Having My Baby
What are the letter notes for the Having My Baby 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 C – Em – F – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Having My Baby?
The loop is C – Em – F – G (I – iii – IV – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Having My Baby in?
C major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Having My Baby?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Having 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.