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Immanuel: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Michael Card

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Left hand Rising tideRight hand Heartbeat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Immanuel without reading music. The left hand plays rising tide (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12) and the right hand heartbeat chords.

Immanuel accompaniment in letter notes

The G – A – F#m – Bm loop with rising tide in the left hand and heartbeat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 D3 G3 B3 D4
Bar 2
A
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 E3 A3 C#4 E4
Bar 3
F#m
RC#5+F#5+A5 C#5+F#5+A5 C#5+F#5+A5
LF#2 C#3 F#3 A3 C#4
Bar 4
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 D6 B5 F#5 D5 B4 F#4 D4 B3
LB2 F#3 B3 D4 F#4
Bar 5
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 D3 G3 B3 D4
Bar 6
A
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 E3 A3 C#4 E4
Bar 7
F#m
RC#5+F#5+A5 C#5+F#5+A5 C#5+F#5+A5
LF#2 C#3 F#3 A3 C#4
Bar 8
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 F#3 B3 D4 F#4

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 Immanuel

What are the letter notes for the Immanuel 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 G – A – F#m – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Immanuel?

The loop is G – A – F#m – Bm (IV – V – iii – vi) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Immanuel in?

D major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Immanuel?

Rising tide: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Immanuel easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.