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Macavity: The Mystery Cat: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Andrew Lloyd Webber

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 86 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Leapfrog pulseRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Macavity: The Mystery Cat without reading music. The left hand plays leapfrog pulse (root bass · 1 · 2a · 3) and the right hand steady chords.

Macavity: The Mystery Cat accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Eb – F# – A loop with leapfrog pulse in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 2
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 3
F#
RA#4+C#5+F#5 A#4+C#5+F#5 A#4+C#5+F#5 A#4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 4
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 6
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 7
F#
RA#4+C#5+F#5 A#4+C#5+F#5 A#4+C#5+F#5 A#4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 8
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2

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 Macavity: The Mystery Cat

What are the letter notes for the Macavity: The Mystery Cat 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 C – Eb – F# – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Macavity: The Mystery Cat?

The loop is C – Eb – F# – A (I5 – bIII5 – #IV5 – VI5) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Macavity: The Mystery Cat in?

C major, at about 86 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Macavity: The Mystery Cat?

Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Macavity: The Mystery Cat 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.