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I Am A Pilgrim: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Yo-yo bounceRight hand Hand-clap chordsChords 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 I Am A Pilgrim without reading music. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand hand-clap chords.

I Am A Pilgrim accompaniment in letter notes

The D – G7 – D – A loop with yo-yo bounce in the left hand and hand-clap chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD3 A2 D3
Bar 2
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3 D3 G3
Bar 3
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD3 A2 D3
Bar 4
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 E4 A4 C#5 E5 A5 C#6 E6 A6
LA3 E3 A3
Bar 5
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD3 A2 D3
Bar 6
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3 D3 G3
Bar 7
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD3 A2 D3
Bar 8
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA3 E3 A3

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 I Am A Pilgrim

What are the letter notes for the I Am A Pilgrim 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 D – G7 – D – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Am A Pilgrim?

The loop is D – G7 – D – A (I – IV7 – I – V) in D major, and the song ends on D – A – D.

What key is I Am A Pilgrim in?

D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Am A Pilgrim?

Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Am A Pilgrim 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.