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Jerusalem (from The Tyburn Tree): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by John Harle

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 134 BPM
  • 2014
  • Easy
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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Freeze-tag 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 Jerusalem (from The Tyburn Tree) without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.

Jerusalem (from The Tyburn Tree) accompaniment in letter notes

The Cm – D7 – Cm – D7 loop with giant steps in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3+G3 G3+C4 G3+C4
Bar 2
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2+A2 A2+D3 A2+D3
Bar 3
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3+G3 G3+C4 G3+C4
Bar 4
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#6 D6 C6 A5 G5 F#5 F5 E5
LD2+A2 A2+D3 A2+D3
Bar 5
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3+G3 G3+C4 G3+C4
Bar 6
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2+A2 A2+D3 A2+D3
Bar 7
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3+G3 G3+C4 G3+C4
Bar 8
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2+A2 A2+D3 A2+D3

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 Jerusalem (from The Tyburn Tree)

What are the letter notes for the Jerusalem (from The Tyburn Tree) 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 Cm – D7 – Cm – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Jerusalem (from The Tyburn Tree)?

The loop is Cm – D7 – Cm – D7 (i – II7 – i – II7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Jerusalem (from The Tyburn Tree) in?

C major, at about 134 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Jerusalem (from The Tyburn Tree)?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Jerusalem (from The Tyburn Tree) 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.