Piano chords · Old-time stride
I Won’t Grow Up: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Mark Charlap
- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1954
- 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 I Won’t Grow Up without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand run-up chords.
I Won’t Grow Up accompaniment in letter notes
The D7 – G – D7 – G loop with oom-pah in the left hand and run-up 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 Won’t Grow Up
What are the letter notes for the I Won’t Grow Up 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 D7 – G – D7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Won’t Grow Up?
The loop is D7 – G – D7 – G (V7 – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is I Won’t Grow Up in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Won’t Grow Up?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Won’t Grow Up 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.