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A King Is Born: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Sy Gorieb & Tim Hosman
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- I–IV–V–IV loop
- 1993
- 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 A King Is Born without reading music. The left hand plays upside-down pulse (root bass · offbeats (&s)) and the right hand push-and-land chords.
A King Is Born accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Eb – F – Eb loop with upside-down pulse in the left hand and push-and-land 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 A King Is Born
What are the letter notes for the A King Is Born 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 Bb – Eb – F – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A King Is Born?
The loop is Bb – Eb – F – Eb (I – IV – V – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – Eb – Bb.
What key is A King Is Born in?
Bb major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A King Is Born?
Upside-down pulse: root bass · offbeats (&s), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A King Is Born 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.