Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Polly-Wolly Tunafish: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Traditional
- F major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- I–V7–I–V7 loop
- Medium
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 Polly-Wolly Tunafish without reading music. The left hand plays trampoline bounce (broken chord 8-12-5-12) and the right hand pumping chords.
Polly-Wolly Tunafish accompaniment in letter notes
The F – C7 – F – C7 loop with trampoline bounce in the left hand and pumping 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 Polly-Wolly Tunafish
What are the letter notes for the Polly-Wolly Tunafish 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 F – C7 – F – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Polly-Wolly Tunafish?
The loop is F – C7 – F – C7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Polly-Wolly Tunafish in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Polly-Wolly Tunafish?
Trampoline bounce: broken chord 8-12-5-12, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Polly-Wolly Tunafish 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.