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The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Peter Lurye

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Left hand Island zigzagThe 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 The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha without reading music. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – Am – Em – Am loop with island zigzag in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE3 B3 B2
Bar 2
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 3
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE3 B3 B2
Bar 4
Am
RA3+C4+E4 E4 A4 C5 E5 A5 C6 E6 A6
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 5
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE3 B3 B2
Bar 6
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 7
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE3 B3 B2
Bar 8
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA3 E4 E3

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 The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha

What are the letter notes for the The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha 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 Em – Am – Em – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha?

The loop is Em – Am – Em – Am (i – iv – i – iv) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha in?

E minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha?

Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha 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.