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I Need A Hallelujah: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Austin French

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 76 BPM
  • 2018
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Mouse-run 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 I Need A Hallelujah without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand mouse-run chords.

I Need A Hallelujah accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – Fsus4 – Bb – Eb loop with walking roots in the left hand and mouse-run chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G3 G3
Bar 2
Fsus4
RBb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F3 F3
Bar 3
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 4
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 C4 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 5
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G3 G3
Bar 6
Fsus4
RBb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F3 F3
Bar 7
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 8
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 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 I Need A Hallelujah

What are the letter notes for the I Need A Hallelujah 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 Gm – Fsus4 – Bb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Need A Hallelujah?

The loop is Gm – Fsus4 – Bb – Eb (vi – Vsus – I – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is I Need A Hallelujah in?

Bb major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Need A Hallelujah?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Need A Hallelujah 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.