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Carol Of The Bells: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Carpenters
- G minor
- 3/4
- 160 BPM
- 1978
- Easy
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 Carol Of The Bells without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.
The main tune of Carol Of The Bells 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.
Carol Of The Bells accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm7 – Gm7 – Eb – Gm loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand. 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 Carol Of The Bells
What are the letter notes for the Carol Of The Bells 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 Gm7 – Gm7 – Eb – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Carol Of The Bells?
The loop is Gm7 – Gm7 – Eb – Gm (i7 – VI – i – i7) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Carol Of The Bells in?
G minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Carol Of The Bells?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Carol Of The Bells 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Carol Of The Bells?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.