Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
I Say A Little Prayer: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- 1966
- 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 Say A Little Prayer without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand push-and-land chords.
The intro of I Say A Little Prayer in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
I Say A Little Prayer accompaniment in letter notes
The A – D – C#7 – F#m7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and push-and-land chords in the right. 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 Say A Little Prayer
What are the letter notes for the I Say A Little Prayer 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 A – D – C#7 – F#m7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Say A Little Prayer?
The loop is A – D – C#7 – F#m7 (III – VI – V7 – i7) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is I Say A Little Prayer in?
F# minor, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Say A Little Prayer?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Say A Little Prayer 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.
Can I hear the real melody of I Say A Little Prayer?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.