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The Lady Is A Tramp: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Rodgers & Hart

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 148 BPM
  • 1937
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Lingering chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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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 Lady Is A Tramp without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand lingering chords.

The main tune of The Lady Is A Tramp 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.

Bar 1
C
RA3+D4+G4 A3+D4+G4 C5 B4 D5
LC2 C3 C3
Bar 2
Cm7 → Cm
RD4+Eb4+G4+Bb4 D4+Eb4+G4+Bb4 D4+Eb4+G4+Bb4
LC2 C3 C3
Bar 3
Dm7 → C
RC4+D4+F4+A4 C4+D4+F4 F4 A4 B3+E4+Ab4+B4
LC2 C3 C3
Bar 4
C
RB3+E4+Ab4 B3+E4+Ab4
LC2 C3 C3

The Lady Is A Tramp accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Cm7 – Cm – Dm7 – C – C loop with jazz walk in the left hand and lingering chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RG4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 2
Cm7 → Cm
RG4+Bb4+C5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+C5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+C5+Eb5
LC3 D3 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 3
Dm7 → C
RA4+C5+D5+F5 A4+C5+D5+F5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5
LD2 E2 Eb3 E3
Bar 4
C
RG4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5 Eb5 E5 G5 A5 G5 E5 Eb5 C5
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 5
C
RG4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 6
Cm7 → Cm
RG4+Bb4+C5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+C5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+C5+Eb5
LC3 D3 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 7
Dm7 → C
RA4+C5+D5+F5 A4+C5+D5+F5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5
LD2 E2 Eb3 E3
Bar 8
C
RG4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5
LC3 D3 Eb3 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 Lady Is A Tramp

What are the letter notes for the The Lady Is A Tramp 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 C – Cm7 – Cm – Dm7 – C – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Lady Is A Tramp?

The loop is C – Cm7 – Cm – Dm7 – C – C (I – i7 – i – ii7 – I – i7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is The Lady Is A Tramp in?

C major, at about 148 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in The Lady Is A Tramp?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Lady Is A Tramp 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 The Lady Is A Tramp?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.