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The Walk: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By The Crabb Family

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 92 BPM
  • 2002
  • Easy
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Left hand Hop-back bounceThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Walk without reading music. The left hand plays hop-back bounce (broken chord 8-5-8-8), and the right hand sings the tune.

The catchy part of The Walk 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
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 C2 F2 F2
Bar 2
C7
RE5+G5+C6 E5+G5+Bb5 E5+G5+Bb5 Ab5 E5+G5+C6 C5 D5 F5 C5+F5+Ab5
LC2 G2 C2 C2
Bar 3
F
RG5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 Bb4
LF2 C2 F2 F2 Ab1
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 C5 D4+F4+Bb4 Ab4 D4+F4+Bb4 Ab4 D4+F4 F5 F5
LBb1 F2 Bb1 Bb2 Ab2

The Walk accompaniment in letter notes

The F – C7 – F – Bb loop with hop-back bounce in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF3 C3 F3 F3
Bar 2
C7
RC4+E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 C4
Bar 3
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF3 C3 F3 F3
Bar 4
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4 F4 Bb4 D5 F5 Bb5 D6 F6 Bb6
LBb3 F3 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF3 C3 F3 F3
Bar 6
C7
RC4+E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 C4
Bar 7
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF3 C3 F3 F3
Bar 8
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb3 F3 Bb3 Bb3

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 Walk

What are the letter notes for the The Walk 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 F – C7 – F – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Walk?

The loop is F – C7 – F – Bb (I – V7 – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is The Walk in?

F major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Walk?

Hop-back bounce: broken chord 8-5-8-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Walk 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.

Can I hear the real melody of The Walk?

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

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