Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
I Go To Sleep: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Sia
- D major
- 12/8
- 63 BPM
- vi–I–vi–I loop
- Easy
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 Go To Sleep without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Go To Sleep accompaniment in letter notes
The Bm – D – Bm – D loop with slow-dance heartbeat 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 Go To Sleep
What are the letter notes for the I Go To Sleep 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 Bm – D – Bm – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Go To Sleep?
The loop is Bm – D – Bm – D (vi – I – vi – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – Bm – D.
What key is I Go To Sleep in?
D major, at about 63 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in I Go To Sleep?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Go To Sleep 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.