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Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By 17th Century French Carol
- G major
- 3/4
- 160 BPM
- Medium
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 Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella without reading music. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.
Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella accompaniment in letter notes
The D – G – D7 – G loop with moon river roll in the left hand and waltz 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 Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
What are the letter notes for the Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella 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 – G – D7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella?
The loop is D – G – D7 – G (V – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.