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Teenage Dream: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Katy Perry
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Easy
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 Teenage Dream without reading music. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand pop stabs.
The repeating figure of Teenage Dream 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.
Teenage Dream accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Bb – Bbsus4 – Bb – Bb – Bbsus4 loop with run-up footsteps in the left hand and pop stabs 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 Teenage Dream
What are the letter notes for the Teenage Dream 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 Bb – Bb – Bbsus4 – Bb – Bb – Bbsus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Teenage Dream?
The loop is Bb – Bb – Bbsus4 – Bb – Bb – Bbsus4 (I – Isus4 – I – Isus4 – I – Isus4) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Teenage Dream in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Teenage Dream?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Teenage Dream easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Teenage Dream?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.