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Sexyback: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Justin Timberlake

  • A minor
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Late-hop footstepsThe 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 Sexyback without reading music. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

Sexyback accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – Bb – Am – Bb loop with late-hop footsteps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 2
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 3
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 4
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 Cb4 C5 D5
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 5
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 6
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 7
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 8
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3

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 Sexyback

What are the letter notes for the Sexyback 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 Am – Bb – Am – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Sexyback?

The loop is Am – Bb – Am – Bb (i – bII – i – bII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Sexyback in?

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

What does the left hand play in Sexyback?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Sexyback 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.