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Hymn: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Kesha

  • Db major
  • 4/4
  • 68 BPM
  • 2017
  • Medium
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Left hand Fluttering heartbeatRight hand Lighthouse blinkChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Hymn without reading music. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand lighthouse blink.

Hymn accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Db – F – Gb loop with fluttering heartbeat in the left hand and lighthouse blink in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RG4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5
LC3 C3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 2
Db
RAb4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5
LDb3 Db3 Db4 Db3 Db3 Db4
Bar 3
F
RC5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5
LF2 F2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 4
Gb
RDb5 Gb5 Db5 Gb5 Db5 Gb5 Db5 Gb5 Eb4 F4 Gb4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5 Eb5
LGb2 Gb2 Gb3 Gb2 Gb2 Gb3
Bar 5
C
RG4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5 G4 C5
LC3 C3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 6
Db
RAb4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5 Ab4 Db5
LDb3 Db3 Db4 Db3 Db3 Db4
Bar 7
F
RC5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5 C5 F5
LF2 F2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 8
Gb
RDb5 Gb5 Db5 Gb5 Db5 Gb5 Db5 Gb5 Db5 Gb5 Db5 Gb5 Db5 Gb5 Db5 Gb5
LGb2 Gb2 Gb3 Gb2 Gb2 Gb3

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 Hymn

What are the letter notes for the Hymn 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 C – Db – F – Gb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Hymn?

The loop is C – Db – F – Gb (VII – I – III – IV) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is Hymn in?

Db major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Hymn?

Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hymn easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.