Piano chords · Bossa beach
Lay It Down: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Jennifer Knapp
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- bVI–bVII–bVI–bVII loop
- 2000
- Easy
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 Down without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Lay It Down accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – F – Eb – F loop with bossa sway in the left hand and offbeat skank 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 Down
What are the letter notes for the Lay It Down 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 Eb – F – Eb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Lay It Down?
The loop is Eb – F – Eb – F (bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Lay It Down in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lay It Down?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lay It Down 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.