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Hello: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Adele

  • G minor
  • 4/4
  • 61 BPM
  • 2015
  • Easy
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Left hand Marching giantRight hand Steady chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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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 Hello without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand steady chords.

The repeating figure of Hello 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.

Bar 1
Gm → Dm
RG3+Bb3+D4 G3+Bb3+D4 F3+A3+D4 F3+A3+D4
Lrest
Bar 2
Ebmaj7 → Dm
REb3+G3+D4 Eb3+G3+D4 F3+A3+D4 Eb3+G3+D4 Eb3
Lrest
Bar 3
Gm → Dm
RG3+Bb3+D4 G3+Bb3+D4 F3+A3+D4 F3+A3+D4
Lrest
Bar 4
Ebmaj7 → Dm
REb3+G3+D4 Eb3+G3+D4 F3+A3+D4 Eb3+G3+D4
Lrest

Hello accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Ebmaj7 loop with marching giant in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm → Dm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LG3+Bb3+D4 G3+Bb3+D4 A2+D3+F3 A2+D3+F3
Bar 2
Ebmaj7 → Dm
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+A4+D5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb3+G3+Bb3 Eb3+G3+Bb3 A2+D3+F3 Bb2+Eb3+G3
Bar 3
Gm → Dm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LG3+Bb3+D4 G3+Bb3+D4 A2+D3+F3 A2+D3+F3
Bar 4
Ebmaj7 → Dm
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 A6 F6 D6 A5 Gb5 F5 Fb5 Eb5
LEb3+G3+Bb3 Eb3+G3+Bb3 A2+D3+F3 Bb2+Eb3+G3
Bar 5
Gm → Dm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LG3+Bb3+D4 G3+Bb3+D4 A2+D3+F3 A2+D3+F3
Bar 6
Ebmaj7 → Dm
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+A4+D5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb3+G3+Bb3 Eb3+G3+Bb3 A2+D3+F3 Bb2+Eb3+G3
Bar 7
Gm → Dm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LG3+Bb3+D4 G3+Bb3+D4 A2+D3+F3 A2+D3+F3
Bar 8
Ebmaj7 → Dm
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+A4+D5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb3+G3+Bb3 Eb3+G3+Bb3 A2+D3+F3 Bb2+Eb3+G3

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 Hello

What are the letter notes for the Hello 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 Gm – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Ebmaj7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Hello?

The loop is Gm – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Ebmaj7 (i – v – VImaj7 – v – VImaj7 – i – v – VImaj7 – v – VImaj7) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Hello in?

G minor, at about 61 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Hello?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hello easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 10 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Hello?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure 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.