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I Can Do That: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 1975
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Soft chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 I Can Do That without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand soft chords.

I Can Do That accompaniment in letter notes

The F – G7 – F – G7 loop with jazz walk in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RC5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5
LF2 G2 Ab2 A2
Bar 2
G7
RD5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 3
F
RC5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5
LF2 G2 Ab2 A2
Bar 4
G7
RD5+F5+G5+B5 Bb4 B4 D5 E5 D5 B4 Bb4 G4
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 5
F
RC5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5
LF2 G2 Ab2 A2
Bar 6
G7
RD5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 7
F
RC5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5 C5+Eb5+F5+A5
LF2 G2 Ab2 A2
Bar 8
G7
RD5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2

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 I Can Do That

What are the letter notes for the I Can Do That 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 F – G7 – F – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Can Do That?

The loop is F – G7 – F – G7 (I – II7 – I – II7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I Can Do That in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Can Do That?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Can Do That 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.