Piano chords · Rock drive
I Can Only Imagine: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By MercyMe
- E major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 2001
- Easy
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 I Can Only Imagine without reading music. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Can Only Imagine accompaniment in letter notes
The Asus4 – Bsus4 – Esus4 – Asus4 loop with rock hop in the left hand. 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 I Can Only Imagine
What are the letter notes for the I Can Only Imagine 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 Asus4 – Bsus4 – Esus4 – Asus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Can Only Imagine?
The loop is Asus4 – Bsus4 – Esus4 – Asus4 (IVsus – Vsus – Isus – IVsus) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is I Can Only Imagine in?
E major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Can Only Imagine?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Can Only Imagine 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.