Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Rock Candy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Jack McDuff
- Db major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1963
- Easy
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 Rock Candy without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Rock Candy accompaniment in letter notes
The Dbm – Gb7 – Dbm – Ebm loop with jazz walk in the left hand and wait-a-beat 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 Rock Candy
What are the letter notes for the Rock Candy 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 Dbm – Gb7 – Dbm – Ebm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Rock Candy?
The loop is Dbm – Gb7 – Dbm – Ebm (i – IV7 – i – ii) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is Rock Candy in?
Db major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Rock Candy?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Rock Candy 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.