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Hey Jude: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By The Beatles
- F major
- 4/4
- 63 BPM
- 1968
- Easy
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 Hey Jude without reading music. The left hand plays hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) and the right hand late-knock chords.
The main tune of Hey Jude 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.
Hey Jude accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Bb – Fsus4 – Fsus4 loop with hurry-and-wait pulse in the left hand and late-knock 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 Hey Jude
What are the letter notes for the Hey Jude 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 – Bb – Fsus4 – Fsus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Hey Jude?
The loop is Eb – Bb – Fsus4 – Fsus4 (bVII – IV – Isus4 – bVII) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Hey Jude in?
F major, at about 63 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hey Jude?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hey Jude 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 Hey Jude?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 9 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.