Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Hold On Loosely: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By 38 Special
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 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 Hold On Loosely without reading music. The left hand plays hammering bass (broken chord 8-8) and the right hand deep-breath chords.
The opening of Hold On Loosely 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.
Hold On Loosely accompaniment in letter notes
The B – A – E – E – B – B – D – D – A loop with hammering bass in the left hand and deep-breath 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 On Loosely
What are the letter notes for the Hold On Loosely 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 B – A – E – E – B – B – D – D – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Hold On Loosely?
The loop is B – A – E – E – B – B – D – D – A (V – IV – I – V – bVII – IV – V – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Hold On Loosely in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hold On Loosely?
Hammering bass: broken chord 8-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hold On Loosely easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 9 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Hold On Loosely?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.