Piano chords · Old-time stride
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Elton John
- C major
- 4/4
- 90 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 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand slow-down chords.
The opening of Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 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.
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me accompaniment in letter notes
The C – F – C – F7 – Bb – F7 – F7 loop with oom-pah in the left hand and slow-down 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 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
What are the letter notes for the Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 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 C – F – C – F7 – Bb – F7 – F7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me?
The loop is C – F – C – F7 – Bb – F7 – F7 (I – IV – I – IV7 – bVII – IV7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.