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O Pato: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Karrin Allyson

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1960
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Lingering chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 O Pato without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand lingering chords.

O Pato accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – C7 – Cm – F7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and lingering chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 2
C7
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 3
Cm
RG4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 4
F7
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 5
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 6
C7
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 7
Cm
RG4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 8
F7
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 F2 F2

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 O Pato

What are the letter notes for the O Pato 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 Bb – C7 – Cm – F7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in O Pato?

The loop is Bb – C7 – Cm – F7 (I – II7 – ii – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is O Pato in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in O Pato?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is O Pato 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.