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Away In A Manger: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By James R. Murray

  • F major
  • 3/4
  • 110 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Waltz rippleRight hand 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 Away In A Manger without reading music. The left hand plays waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.

Away In A Manger accompaniment in letter notes

The C7 – F – Gm – F loop with waltz ripple in the left hand and waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C7
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C4
Bar 2
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 3
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5
LG2 D3 G3
Bar 4
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4 A4 C5 F5 A5 C6 F6 A6
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 5
C7
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C4
Bar 6
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 7
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5
LG2 D3 G3
Bar 8
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F3

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 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 C7 – F – Gm – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Away In A Manger?

The loop is C7 – F – Gm – F (V7 – I – ii – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Away In A Manger in?

F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.

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

Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), 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.