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The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Doris Day
- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- ii–V7–I–ii loop
- 1953
- 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 The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!) without reading music. The left hand plays hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) and the right hand bossa chords.
The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!) accompaniment in letter notes
The Am – D7 – G – Am loop with hopscotch steps in the left hand and bossa 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 The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!)
What are the letter notes for the The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!) 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 – D7 – G – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!)?
The loop is Am – D7 – G – Am (ii – V7 – I – ii) in G major, and the song ends on G – Am – G.
What key is The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!) in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!)?
Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!) 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.