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Zuka Zama: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Beau Black, Sarah Mirza & others

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Left hand Island seesawRight hand Pop stabsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Zuka Zama without reading music. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand pop stabs.

Zuka Zama accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb loop with island seesaw in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Bb2 Eb2
Bar 2
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Eb3 Ab2
Bar 3
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Bb2 Eb2
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 F6 Eb6 D6 C6 Bb5 Ab5 G5 F5
LBb2 F3 Bb2
Bar 5
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Bb2 Eb2
Bar 6
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Eb3 Ab2
Bar 7
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Bb2 Eb2
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 F3 Bb2

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 Zuka Zama

What are the letter notes for the Zuka Zama 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 Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Zuka Zama?

The loop is Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb (I – IV – I – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.

What key is Zuka Zama in?

Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Zuka Zama?

Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Zuka Zama 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.