Piano chords · Old-time stride
Hold Me (In Your Arms): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- D major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 1982
- 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 Hold Me (In Your Arms) without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand heartbeat chords.
Hold Me (In Your Arms) accompaniment in letter notes
The G – A – D – F#m loop with stride jumps in the left hand and heartbeat 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 Hold Me (In Your Arms)
What are the letter notes for the Hold Me (In Your Arms) 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 G – A – D – F#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Hold Me (In Your Arms)?
The loop is G – A – D – F#m (IV – V – I – iii) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Hold Me (In Your Arms) in?
D major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hold Me (In Your Arms)?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hold Me (In Your Arms) 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.