Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Keep A-Knockin': easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–V–I–V loop
- 1957
- 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 Keep A-Knockin' without reading music. The left hand plays doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5) and the right hand ticking clock.
Keep A-Knockin' accompaniment in letter notes
The G – D – G – D loop with doorbell ding-dong in the left hand and ticking clock 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 Keep A-Knockin'
What are the letter notes for the Keep A-Knockin' 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 G – D – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Keep A-Knockin'?
The loop is G – D – G – D (I – V – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.
What key is Keep A-Knockin' in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Keep A-Knockin'?
Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Keep A-Knockin' 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.