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Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Charles Wesley

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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 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus without reading music. The left hand plays giant waltz (lh chords (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – D7 – Gm – C7 loop with giant waltz in the left hand and waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4
LC3+E3+Bb3 C3+E3+A3 C3+E3+A3
Bar 2
D7
RD4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4
LF#2+A2+Eb3 F#2+A2+D3 F#2+A2+D3
Bar 3
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5
LBb2+D3+Ab3 Bb2+D3+G3 Bb2+D3+G3
Bar 4
C7
RC4+E4+G4 E4 G4 Bb4 C5 E5 G5 Bb5 C6
LE3+G3+Db4 E3+G3+C4 E3+G3+C4
Bar 5
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4
LC3+E3+Bb3 C3+E3+A3 C3+E3+A3
Bar 6
D7
RD4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4
LF#2+A2+Eb3 F#2+A2+D3 F#2+A2+D3
Bar 7
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5
LBb2+D3+Ab3 Bb2+D3+G3 Bb2+D3+G3
Bar 8
C7
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LE3+G3+Db4 E3+G3+C4 E3+G3+C4

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 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

What are the letter notes for the Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus 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 Am – D7 – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus?

The loop is Am – D7 – Gm – C7 (iii – VI7 – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.

What key is Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus in?

F major, at about 96 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus?

Giant waltz: lh chords (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.