Piano chords · Old-time stride
Tea For Two: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Irving Caesar
- F major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 1924
- 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 Tea For Two without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand steady chords.
The main tune of Tea For Two in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Tea For Two accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – F – Dm7 – F – Dm7 loop with stride jumps in the left hand and steady 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 Tea For Two
What are the letter notes for the Tea For Two 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 Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – F – Dm7 – F – Dm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Tea For Two?
The loop is Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – F – Dm7 – F – Dm7 (ii7 – V7 – ii7 – V7 – I – vi7 – I – vi7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Tea For Two in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Tea For Two?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tea For Two easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Tea For Two?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.