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Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Ray Gilbert
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- I7–IV–I7–IV loop
- 1945
- 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 Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand knock-knock chords.
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb loop with island pulse in the left hand and knock-knock 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 Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
What are the letter notes for the Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah 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 Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (I7 – IV – I7 – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah in?
Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah 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.