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Thinking Underage: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Teddy Geiger

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Left hand Hop-back bounceRight hand Gospel-clap chordsChords 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 Thinking Underage without reading music. The left hand plays hop-back bounce (broken chord 8-5-8-8) and the right hand gospel-clap chords.

Thinking Underage accompaniment in letter notes

The G – D – G – D loop with hop-back bounce in the left hand and gospel-clap chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+F#5+G5 B4+F#5+G5 C5+F5+G5 B4+F5+G5
LG3 D3 G3 G3
Bar 2
D
RF#4+C#5+D5 F#4+C#5+D5 G4+C5+D5 F#4+C5+D5
LD3 A2 D3 D3
Bar 3
G
RB4+F#5+G5 B4+F#5+G5 C5+F5+G5 B4+F5+G5
LG3 D3 G3 G3
Bar 4
D
RF#4+C#5+D5 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LD3 A2 D3 D3
Bar 5
G
RB4+F#5+G5 B4+F#5+G5 C5+F5+G5 B4+F5+G5
LG3 D3 G3 G3
Bar 6
D
RF#4+C#5+D5 F#4+C#5+D5 G4+C5+D5 F#4+C5+D5
LD3 A2 D3 D3
Bar 7
G
RB4+F#5+G5 B4+F#5+G5 C5+F5+G5 B4+F5+G5
LG3 D3 G3 G3
Bar 8
D
RF#4+C#5+D5 F#4+C#5+D5 G4+C5+D5 F#4+C5+D5
LD3 A2 D3 D3

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 Thinking Underage

What are the letter notes for the Thinking Underage 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 G – D – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Thinking Underage?

The loop is G – D – G – D (I – V – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Thinking Underage in?

G major, at about 126 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Thinking Underage?

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 Thinking Underage 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.