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Earth Angel: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Walking rootsThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Earth Angel without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters), and the right hand sings the tune.

Earth Angel accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb7 loop with walking roots in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 2
Cm
RC4+Eb4+G4
LC3 C3 C4 C4
Bar 3
Fm
RF4+Ab4+C5
LF2 F2 F3 F3
Bar 4
Bb7
RBb3+D4+F4 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 5
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 6
Cm
RC4+Eb4+G4
LC3 C3 C4 C4
Bar 7
Fm
RF4+Ab4+C5
LF2 F2 F3 F3
Bar 8
Bb7
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3

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 Earth Angel

What are the letter notes for the Earth Angel 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 Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Earth Angel?

The loop is Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.

What key is Earth Angel in?

Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Earth Angel?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Earth Angel 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.