Piano chords · Old-time stride
Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Bernard de la Monnoye
- E minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- i–V7–i–V7 loop
- 2005
- 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 Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum) without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick), and the right hand sings the tune.
Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum) accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – B7 – Em – B7 loop with boom-chick in the left hand. 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 Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum)
What are the letter notes for the Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum) 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 Em – B7 – Em – B7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum)?
The loop is Em – B7 – Em – B7 (i – V7 – i – V7) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum) in?
E minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum)?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum) 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.