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Pour Some Sugar On Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Joe Elliott, Phil Collen & others

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 88 BPM
  • 1987
  • Easy
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Left hand Lub-dub heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Pour Some Sugar On Me without reading music. The left hand plays lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&), and the right hand sings the tune.

Pour Some Sugar On Me accompaniment in letter notes

The C# – C – C# – C loop with lub-dub heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C#
RC#4+E#4+G#4
LC#3 C#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 2
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 3
C#
RC#4+E#4+G#4
LC#3 C#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 E4 F#4 Ab4 A4 B4 Db5 Eb5 E5
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 5
C#
RC#4+E#4+G#4
LC#3 C#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 6
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 7
C#
RC#4+E#4+G#4
LC#3 C#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C3

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 Pour Some Sugar On Me

What are the letter notes for the Pour Some Sugar On Me 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# – C – C# – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Pour Some Sugar On Me?

The loop is C# – C – C# – C (VI5 – bVI – VI5 – bVI) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Pour Some Sugar On Me in?

E major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Pour Some Sugar On Me?

Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Pour Some Sugar On Me 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.