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Toot, Toot, Tootsie!: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Gus Kahn

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • 2015
  • Easy
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Left hand Tumble downRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords 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 Toot, Toot, Tootsie! without reading music. The left hand plays tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Toot, Toot, Tootsie! accompaniment in letter notes

The G7 – C – D#dim – Dm loop with tumble down in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G7
RG5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG3 D3 G2
Bar 2
C
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G3 C3
Bar 3
D#dim
RD#5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD#3 A2 D#2
Bar 4
Dm
RD5 F4+A4 F4 A4 D5 F5 A5 D6 F6 A6
LD3 A2 D2
Bar 5
G7
RG5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG3 D3 G2
Bar 6
C
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G3 C3
Bar 7
D#dim
RD#5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD#3 A2 D#2
Bar 8
Dm
RD5 F4+A4 F4+A4
LD3 A2 D2

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 Toot, Toot, Tootsie!

What are the letter notes for the Toot, Toot, Tootsie! 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 G7 – C – D#dim – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Toot, Toot, Tootsie!?

The loop is G7 – C – D#dim – Dm (V7 – I – biiio – ii) in C major, and the song ends on C – Fm – C.

What key is Toot, Toot, Tootsie! in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Toot, Toot, Tootsie!?

Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Toot, Toot, Tootsie! 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.