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Let’s Do It: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Cole Porter
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1928
- Medium
Let’s Do It written out as piano music: the vi – I – V7 – I – ii – ii7 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand steady chords.
Let’s Do It chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 1 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Cm | ii | C Eb G |
| 4 | Cm7 | ii7 | C Eb G Bb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Gm – Bb – F7 – Bb – Cm – Cm7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Let’s Do It
Does the sheet music for Let’s Do It have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Let’s Do It?
The loop is Gm – Bb – F7 – Bb – Cm – Cm7 (vi – I – V7 – I – ii – ii7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F – Bb.
What key is Let’s Do It in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Let’s Do It?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let’s Do It easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Let’s Do It?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.