Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Candle In The Wind: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Elton John
- E major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- Medium
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 Candle In The Wind without reading music. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) and the right hand eager chords.
The main tune of Candle In The Wind 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.
Candle In The Wind accompaniment in letter notes
The E – E – A – A loop with rolling waves in the left hand and eager 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 Candle In The Wind
What are the letter notes for the Candle In The Wind 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 E – E – A – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Candle In The Wind?
The loop is E – E – A – A (I – IV – I – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Candle In The Wind in?
E major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Candle In The Wind?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Candle In The Wind 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Candle In The Wind?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.