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I Want Candy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Bert Berns, Bob Feldman & others
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- bVII–I–bVII–I loop
- 1965
- Easy
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 I Want Candy without reading music. The left hand plays tumbling heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Want Candy accompaniment in letter notes
The C – D – C – D loop with tumbling heartbeat 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 I Want Candy
What are the letter notes for the I Want Candy 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 – D – C – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Want Candy?
The loop is C – D – C – D (bVII – I – bVII – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – C – D.
What key is I Want Candy in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Want Candy?
Tumbling heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Want Candy 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.