Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
I’m A Woman: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- IV–I–I7–IV loop
- 1961
- Tricky
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’m A Woman without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.
I’m A Woman accompaniment in letter notes
The F – C – C7 – F loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and trotting-sleigh 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’m A Woman
What are the letter notes for the I’m A Woman 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 – C – C7 – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I’m A Woman?
The loop is F – C – C7 – F (IV – I – I7 – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I’m A Woman in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’m A Woman?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’m A Woman easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.