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John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by A.P. Carter
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–IV–I–V7 loop
- 1930
- 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 John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man without reading music. The left hand plays tiptoe seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5-5) and the right hand steady chords.
John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man accompaniment in letter notes
The F – Bb – F – C7 loop with tiptoe seesaw in the left hand and steady 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 John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
What are the letter notes for the John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man 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 – Bb – F – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man?
The loop is F – Bb – F – C7 (I – IV – I – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man?
Tiptoe seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man 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.