Piano chords · Rock drive
You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Buddy Holly
- B major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 1957
- Medium
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 You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care) without reading music. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pony-trot chords.
You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care) accompaniment in letter notes
The B – E – B – E loop with engine 8ths in the left hand and pony-trot 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 You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)
What are the letter notes for the You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care) 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 B – E – B – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)?
The loop is B – E – B – E (I – IV – I – IV) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care) in?
B major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care) easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.