Are you looking to play Cats In The Cradle by Harry Chapin on the piano, using easy letter notes, but aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! This timeless track is a favorite for many, and with our easy piano letter notes, you’ll be playing it in no time. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking for a quick way to learn, our simple format breaks down the song so it’s fun and effortless to master. Ready to get started? Keep reading, and you’ll find the letter notes waiting for you below!
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of our guide to playing Cats In The Cradle by Harry Chapin on the piano. With the easy piano letter notes provided, you have everything you need to bring this beloved song to life, whether you’re practicing alone or performing for friends and family. Remember, learning piano is all about patience, practice, and passion. Take your time mastering each part of the song, and don’t worry if it doesn’t sound perfect at first—every great musician started somewhere!
As you become more comfortable, try experimenting with your own style and dynamics to make the song truly your own. And don’t forget, music is meant to be enjoyed, so celebrate your progress and have fun along the way.
If you enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to explore the rest of our collection of easy piano letter notes for more of your favorite songs. There’s always another melody waiting to be learned! Keep practicing, keep playing, and most importantly, keep sharing your love of music with the world. Happy playing!
Each group of letter notes is played from left to right, and vertical letters on the same column are played together.
The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.
Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.
The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)
RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
RH:5|--------c---c---c-----c-c-|
RH:4|f---f-------------G-A-----|
LH:4|--------------------D-----|
LH:4|----c---------------c-----|
LH:3|----f---------------G-----|
LH:3|----a---------------------|
RH:4|------G---A---A-g-A---A-g-|
LH:4|----------f---------------|
LH:4|----------d---------------|
LH:3|----------A---------------|
RH:5|c-----------------------c-|
RH:4|--f-f-f---f-f-f-f---f-----|
LH:4|c---------------c---------|
LH:3|f---------------f---------|
LH:3|a---------------a---------|
RH:5|----------c-c-------------|
RH:4|----G-A---------------g---|
LH:4|------D---------------f---|
LH:4|------c---------------d---|
LH:3|------G---------------A---|
RH:5|------------c-------------|
RH:4|A-g-A---g-A-----f-f---f-g-|
LH:4|------------c-------------|
LH:3|------------f-------------|
LH:3|------------a-------------|
RH:4|f-g-f-g-f-g-g-f---g-f-D---|
LH:3|--A---------------g-------|
LH:3|--D---------------c-------|
LH:3|--g---------------D-------|
RH:4|c---D---D---D-c-g---D---f-|
LH:3|--------G-------g-------a-|
LH:3|--------c-------c-------c-|
LH:3|--------D-------D-------f-|
RH:4|------c-----c-D-D-D-D-g---|
LH:3|--------------G-------g---|
LH:3|--------------c-------c---|
LH:3|--------------D-------D---|
RH:4|D---f---------------------|
LH:4|----c---------------------|
LH:3|----f---------------------|
LH:3|----a---------------------|
RH:4|------f-f-f---f-f-f-f-f-f-|
LH:3|----------a---------------|
LH:3|----------c---------------|
LH:3|----------f---------------|
RH:4|g---f-D---------D-D-D---D-|
LH:3|A---------------G---------|
LH:3|D---------------c---------|
LH:3|g---------------D---------|
RH:4|c-D-f---f-f-f---------f-f-|
LH:3|----------------------a---|
LH:3|------d---------------c---|
LH:3|------f---------------f---|
LH:2|------A-------------------|
RH:4|f-f-f---f-f-g---f---D-----|
LH:3|------------A-------------|
LH:3|------------D-------------|
LH:3|------------g-------------|
RH:4|c-D---D-c-g-D-f-----------|
LH:3|--G-------g-------a-------|
LH:3|--c-------c-------c-------|
LH:3|--D-------D-------f-------|
RH:4|------c-D-c-D-c-g---D---f-|
LH:3|--------G-------g-------a-|
LH:3|--------c-------c-------c-|
LH:3|--------D-------D-------f-|
RH:5|------------------c---c---|
RH:5|----d-c-------------------|
RH:4|--------g-f-A-------g-----|
RH:4|g-D---g---f---------------|
RH:4|G---------------g-------D-|
LH:4|d-------------------------|
LH:3|----------------A-------g-|
LH:3|f---------------D-------c-|
LH:3|G---------------g-------D-|
RH:4|------f---------------G---|
LH:4|----------------------d---|
LH:3|------a-------------------|
LH:3|------c---------------f---|
LH:3|------f---------------G---|
RH:4|------------A-------g-----|
LH:3|------------A-------g-----|
LH:3|------------D-------c-----|
LH:3|------------g-------D-----|
RH:4|--a-----------------------|
LH:4|--c-----------------------|
LH:3|--f-----------------------|
LH:3|--a-----------------------|
RH:5|----------------c-----c---|
RH:4|----f---f---f-f---------A-|
LH:4|------------------------D-|
LH:4|--------c---------------c-|
LH:3|--------f---------------G-|
LH:3|--------a-----------------|
RH:5|--c-c-c-------------------|
RH:4|----------------g-A-g-A---|
LH:4|--------------f-----------|
LH:4|--------------d-----------|
LH:3|--------------A-----------|
RH:5|----c---------------------|
RH:4|g-A---f-f-----------------|
LH:4|----c---------------c-----|
LH:3|----f---------------f-----|
LH:3|----a---------------a-----|
RH:5|----------------c---c-----|
RH:4|----f-f-f-f---f---------G-|
LH:4|----------c---------------|
LH:3|----------f---------------|
LH:3|----------a---------------|
RH:5|--c---c-------------------|
RH:4|A---------G-A-A-A---g-A---|
LH:4|D---------------f---------|
LH:4|c---------------d---------|
LH:3|G---------------A---------|
RH:5|------c-------------------|
RH:4|g-g-A-----f-f-------------|
LH:4|------c---------------c---|
LH:3|------f---------------f---|
LH:3|------a---------------a---|
RH:4|------f-f-f-g---g-f-g-f-g-|
LH:4|--------------------f-----|
LH:3|------------A-------A-----|
LH:3|------------D-------d-----|
LH:3|------------g-------g-----|
RH:4|f-g-f-D-D-----c-c-D---D---|
LH:3|--g---------------G-------|
LH:3|--c---------------c-------|
LH:3|--D---------------D-------|
RH:4|g-D---g-f---c-------D-D-D-|
LH:3|g-------a---------------G-|
LH:3|c-------c---------------c-|
LH:3|D-------f---------------D-|
RH:4|--D---g-D---g-f-----------|
LH:4|--------------c-----------|
LH:3|------g-------------------|
LH:3|------c-------f-----------|
LH:3|------D-------a-----------|
RH:4|--------------f-f-f-g-g---|
LH:4|----c---------------------|
LH:3|--------------------A-----|
LH:3|----f---------------D-----|
LH:3|----a---------------g-----|
RH:4|f-g---g-f-g---f-D-------c-|
LH:3|----------g---------------|
LH:3|----------c---------------|
LH:3|----------D---------------|
RH:4|D---c---g---D---f---------|
LH:3|G-------g-------a---------|
LH:3|c-------c-------c---------|
LH:3|D-------D-------f---------|
RH:4|----c-D-----c-g---D---f---|
LH:4|----------------------c---|
LH:3|------G-------g-----------|
LH:3|------c-------c-------f---|
LH:3|------D-------D-------a---|
RH:4|------------------------f-|
LH:4|------------c-------------|
LH:3|------------f-------------|
LH:3|------------a-------------|
RH:4|f-f---f-f-f-f-f-f-g---f-D-|
LH:4|--c-----------------------|
LH:3|------------------A-------|
LH:3|--f---------------D-------|
LH:3|--a---------------g-------|
RH:4|--------D-D-D---D-c-D-f---|
LH:3|--------G-----------------|
LH:3|--------c---------------d-|
LH:3|--------D---------------f-|
LH:2|------------------------A-|
RH:4|f-f-f---------f-f-f-f-f---|
LH:4|--------------c-----------|
LH:3|--------------f-----------|
LH:3|--------------a-----------|
RH:4|f-f-g---f---D-----c-D---D-|
LH:3|----A---------------G-----|
LH:3|----D---------------c-----|
LH:3|----g---------------D-----|
RH:4|c-g-D-f---------c-------c-|
LH:3|--g-------a---------------|
LH:3|--c-------c---------------|
LH:3|--D-------f---------------|
RH:4|D-c-D-c-g---D---f---------|
LH:4|----------------c---------|
LH:3|G-------g-----------------|
LH:3|c-------c-------f---------|
LH:3|D-------D-------a---------|
As you become more comfortable, try experimenting with your own style and dynamics to make the song truly your own. And don’t forget, music is meant to be enjoyed, so celebrate your progress and have fun along the way.
If you enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to explore the rest of our collection of easy piano letter notes for more of your favorite songs. There’s always another melody waiting to be learned! Keep practicing, keep playing, and most importantly, keep sharing your love of music with the world. Happy playing!
Quick guide on how to read the letter notes
The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.
Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.
The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)
RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
[Verse 1]
ReplyDeleteMy child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you, Dad
You know I'm gonna be like you"
[Chorus]
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home, Dad
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then
[Verse 2]
My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's okay"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him"
[Chorus]
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home, Dad
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then
[Verse 3]
Well, he came from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while"
He shook his head and then said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please"
[Chorus]
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son
I don't know when, but we'll get together then, Dad
You know we'll have a good time then
[Verse 4]
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and the kid's got the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me
[Chorus]
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son
I don't know when, but we'll get together then, Dad
We're gonna have a good time then