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Lay It All On Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by James Newman, Adam Englefield & others
- F# major
- 4/4
- 121 BPM
- IV–V–vi–IV loop
- 2015
- 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 Lay It All On Me without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand push chords.
Lay It All On Me accompaniment in letter notes
The B – C# – D#m – B loop with walking roots in the left hand and push 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 Lay It All On Me
What are the letter notes for the Lay It All On Me 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 B – C# – D#m – B, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Lay It All On Me?
The loop is B – C# – D#m – B (IV – V – vi – IV) in F# major, and the song ends on B – C# – F#.
What key is Lay It All On Me in?
F# major, at about 121 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lay It All On Me?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lay It All On Me 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.