Piano chords · Bossa beach
M-O-N-E-Y: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Leslie Bricusse
- D minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2004
- 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 M-O-N-E-Y without reading music. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand steady chords.
M-O-N-E-Y accompaniment in letter notes
The A7 – Dm – D – Dm loop with island 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 M-O-N-E-Y
What are the letter notes for the M-O-N-E-Y 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 A7 – Dm – D – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in M-O-N-E-Y?
The loop is A7 – Dm – D – Dm (V7 – i – I – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is M-O-N-E-Y in?
D minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in M-O-N-E-Y?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is M-O-N-E-Y 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.