Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Whistle While You Work: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Frank Churchill
- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- ii–V7–ii–V7 loop
- 1937
- Easy
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 Whistle While You Work without reading music. The left hand plays tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Whistle While You Work accompaniment in letter notes
The Dm – G7 – Dm – G7 loop with tumble down in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Whistle While You Work
What are the letter notes for the Whistle While You Work 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 Dm – G7 – Dm – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Whistle While You Work?
The loop is Dm – G7 – Dm – G7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.
What key is Whistle While You Work in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Whistle While You Work?
Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Whistle While You Work 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.