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Scandalous: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Hermansen & others

  • C minor
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2003
  • Easy
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Left hand Sleepy heartbeatRight hand Lub-dub chordsChords 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 Scandalous without reading music. The left hand plays sleepy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&) and the right hand lub-dub chords.

Scandalous accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Ab – Bb – C loop with sleepy heartbeat in the left hand and lub-dub chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 2
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 3
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 6
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 7
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 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 Scandalous

What are the letter notes for the Scandalous 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 – Ab – Bb – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Scandalous?

The loop is C – Ab – Bb – C (I5 – bVI – bVII5 – I5) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Scandalous in?

C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Scandalous?

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

Is Scandalous 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.