Piano chords · Old-time stride
I'm Beginning To See The Light: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Don George
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 92 BPM
- 1944
- 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'm Beginning To See The Light without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
The main tune of I'm Beginning To See The Light 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'm Beginning To See The Light accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Gb7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – G7 loop with oom-pah in the left hand and freeze-tag 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'm Beginning To See The Light
What are the letter notes for the I'm Beginning To See The Light 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 Bb – Gb7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I'm Beginning To See The Light?
The loop is Bb – Gb7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – G7 (I – bVI7 – I – ii7 – I – VI7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is I'm Beginning To See The Light in?
Bb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I'm Beginning To See The Light?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I'm Beginning To See The Light easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of I'm Beginning To See The Light?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.