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Away In A Manger: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Traditional
- A major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- Easy
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 knock-knock footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand push chords.
The catchy part of Away In A Manger in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Away In A Manger accompaniment in letter notes
The D – A – Bm – A – D – A – Bm – A loop with knock-knock footsteps in the left hand and push 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 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 D – A – Bm – A – D – A – Bm – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Away In A Manger?
The loop is D – A – Bm – A – D – A – Bm – A (IV – I – ii – I – IV – I – ii – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is Away In A Manger in?
A major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Away In A Manger?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 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 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Away In A Manger?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.