Piano chords · Old-time stride
(I Wish I Was In) Dixie: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Daniel Decatur Emmett
- C major
- 2/4
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1994
- 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 Wish I Was In) Dixie without reading music. The left hand plays ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.
(I Wish I Was In) Dixie accompaniment in letter notes
The G7 – C – G7 – C loop with ragtime bounce 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.
Play next
The same V7–I–V7–I loop
Questions about (I Wish I Was In) Dixie
What are the letter notes for the (I Wish I Was In) Dixie 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 – G7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in (I Wish I Was In) Dixie?
The loop is G7 – C – G7 – C (V7 – I – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is (I Wish I Was In) Dixie in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in (I Wish I Was In) Dixie?
Ragtime bounce: boom-chick (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is (I Wish I Was In) Dixie 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.