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Angel: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Sarah McLachlan

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Left hand Waltz rootsRight hand Sleepy waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Angel without reading music. The left hand plays waltz roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.

Angel accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Bb – F – Bb loop with waltz roots in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F3
Bar 2
Bb
RD4+F4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F3
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4 F4 Bb4 D5 F5 Bb5 D6 F6 Bb6
LBb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F3
Bar 6
Bb
RD4+F4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F3
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb3

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 Angel

What are the letter notes for the Angel 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 F – Bb – F – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Angel?

The loop is F – Bb – F – Bb (I – IV – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is Angel in?

F major, at about 116 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Angel?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Angel 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.