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Oklahoma Toad: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Dave Frishberg

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Happy wiggleRight hand Hurrying 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 Oklahoma Toad without reading music. The left hand plays happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) and the right hand hurrying chords.

Oklahoma Toad accompaniment in letter notes

The G – B7 – Em – G7 loop with happy wiggle in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 D3 E3 D3 G2 D3 E3 D3
Bar 2
B7
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB2 F#3 G#3 F#3 B2 F#3 G#3 F#3
Bar 3
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 B2 C#3 B2 E2 B2 C#3 B2
Bar 4
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 F4 G4 B4 D5 F5 G5 B5 D6
LG2 D3 E3 D3 G2 D3 E3 D3
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 D3 E3 D3 G2 D3 E3 D3
Bar 6
B7
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB2 F#3 G#3 F#3 B2 F#3 G#3 F#3
Bar 7
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 B2 C#3 B2 E2 B2 C#3 B2
Bar 8
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 D3 E3 D3 G2 D3 E3 D3

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 Oklahoma Toad

What are the letter notes for the Oklahoma Toad 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 G – B7 – Em – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Oklahoma Toad?

The loop is G – B7 – Em – G7 (I – III7 – vi – I7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Oklahoma Toad in?

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

What does the left hand play in Oklahoma Toad?

Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Oklahoma Toad easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.