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I Wan’na Be Like You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- C minor
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
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 Wan’na Be Like You without reading music. The left hand plays racing heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand bossa chords.
The catchy part of I Wan’na Be Like You in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
I Wan’na Be Like You accompaniment in letter notes
The C – C – F – Bb loop with racing heartbeat in the left hand and bossa 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 I Wan’na Be Like You
What are the letter notes for the I Wan’na Be Like You 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 – C – F – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Wan’na Be Like You?
The loop is C – C – F – Bb (I – IV – VII – I) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is I Wan’na Be Like You in?
C minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Wan’na Be Like You?
Racing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Wan’na Be Like You 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.
Can I hear the real melody of I Wan’na Be Like You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.