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Holy, Holy, Holy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Reginald Heber

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 85 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Soft chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Holy, Holy, Holy without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand soft chords.

Holy, Holy, Holy accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – Cm – Bbm – Eb7 loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RBb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5
LG2+Db3 G2+Eb3 G2+Db3 G2+Eb3
Bar 2
Cm
RG4+Bb4+C5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+C5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+C5+Eb5
LEb3+Bb3 Eb3+C4 Eb3+Bb3 Eb3+C4
Bar 3
Bbm
RF4+Ab4+Bb4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+Db5
LDb3+Ab3 Db3+Bb3 Db3+Ab3 Db3+Bb3
Bar 4
Eb7
RBb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Gb5 G5 Bb5 C6 Bb5 G5 Gb5 Eb5
LG2+Db3 G2+Eb3 G2+Db3 G2+Eb3
Bar 5
Eb
RBb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5
LG2+Db3 G2+Eb3 G2+Db3 G2+Eb3
Bar 6
Cm
RG4+Bb4+C5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+C5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+C5+Eb5
LEb3+Bb3 Eb3+C4 Eb3+Bb3 Eb3+C4
Bar 7
Bbm
RF4+Ab4+Bb4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Bb4+Db5
LDb3+Ab3 Db3+Bb3 Db3+Ab3 Db3+Bb3
Bar 8
Eb7
RBb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+G5
LG2+Db3 G2+Eb3 G2+Db3 G2+Eb3

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 Holy, Holy, Holy

What are the letter notes for the Holy, Holy, Holy 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 – Bbm – Eb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Holy, Holy, Holy?

The loop is Eb – Cm – Bbm – Eb7 (I – vi – v – I7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.

What key is Holy, Holy, Holy in?

Eb major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Holy, Holy, Holy?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Holy, Holy, Holy 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.