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Sex And Candy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Maroon 5

  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 67 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Lub-dub heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Sex And Candy without reading music. The left hand plays lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&), and the right hand sings the tune.

Sex And Candy accompaniment in letter notes

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

Bar 1
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 2
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 3
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 4
F
RF4+A4+C5 D4 E4 Gb4 Ab4 A4 B4 Db5 D5
LF2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 5
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 6
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 7
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 8
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2 F2

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 Sex And Candy

What are the letter notes for the Sex And 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 C – G – Am – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Sex And Candy?

The loop is C – G – Am – F (bIII – bVII – i – bVI) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Sex And Candy in?

A major, at about 67 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Sex And Candy?

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 Sex And 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.