Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
Lions, Tigers & Bears: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Jazmine Sullivan
- G minor
- 12/8
- 93 BPM
- Easy
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 Lions, Tigers & Bears without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.
Lions, Tigers & Bears accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm – C – Am – Bb loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand and slow-dance 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 Lions, Tigers & Bears
What are the letter notes for the Lions, Tigers & Bears 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 Gm – C – Am – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Lions, Tigers & Bears?
The loop is Gm – C – Am – Bb (i – IV – ii – bIII) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Lions, Tigers & Bears in?
G minor, at about 93 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Lions, Tigers & Bears?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lions, Tigers & Bears 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.