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Workin’ On A Groovy Thing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Neil Sedaka & Roger Atkins
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- ii–V7–I–ii loop
- 1968
- 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 Workin’ On A Groovy Thing without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand bouncy-ball chords.
Workin’ On A Groovy Thing accompaniment in letter notes
The Am – D7 – G – Am loop with island pulse in the left hand and bouncy-ball 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 Workin’ On A Groovy Thing
What are the letter notes for the Workin’ On A Groovy Thing 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 Am – D7 – G – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Workin’ On A Groovy Thing?
The loop is Am – D7 – G – Am (ii – V7 – I – ii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Workin’ On A Groovy Thing in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Workin’ On A Groovy Thing?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Workin’ On A Groovy Thing 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.