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Away In A Manger: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Cradle Song

  • F major
  • 3/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2000
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pah-pahThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Away In A Manger without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.

Away In A Manger accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Gm – C – Dm loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 2
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 3
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 4
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 F4 A4 D5 F5 A5 D6 F6 A6
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 6
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 7
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 8
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 F2+A2 F2+A2

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.

Questions about Away In A Manger

What are the letter notes for the Away In A Manger 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 – Gm – C – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Away In A Manger?

The loop is F – Gm – C – Dm (I – ii – V – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Away In A Manger in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Away In A Manger?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Away In A Manger 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.