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Tiny Dancer: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Elton John

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 132 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Drowsy heartbeatRight hand Hurrying chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Tiny Dancer without reading music. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand hurrying chords.

The main tune of Tiny Dancer 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
RA3+C4+F4 A4+C5+F5+A5 C5+C6 C5+G5+C6
LF1+F2 F2+F3
Bar 2
Em
RC4+C5 D4+D5 C4+C5 D#4+D#5 D4+F4+A4+D5
LE2+E3 E2+E3
Bar 3
Dm
RC5 D4+F4+A4
LD2+D3 D2+D3 D2+D3
Bar 4
Dm → Em7
RF3 A3+D4+F4 A3+D4+F4 C4+G4
LD2+D3 D2+D3 E2+E3

Tiny Dancer accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Em – Dm – Dm – Em7 loop with drowsy heartbeat in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; 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
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 2
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E3 E2
Bar 3
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2
Bar 4
Dm → Em7
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5
LD2 E3 E2
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 6
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E3 E2
Bar 7
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2
Bar 8
Dm → Em7
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LD2 E3 E2

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 Tiny Dancer

What are the letter notes for the Tiny Dancer 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 – Em – Dm – Dm – Em7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Tiny Dancer?

The loop is F – Em – Dm – Dm – Em7 (IV – iii – ii – iii7 – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is Tiny Dancer in?

C major, at about 132 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Tiny Dancer?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Tiny Dancer easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Tiny Dancer?

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

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.