Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Le Freak: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards
- A minor
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1978
- 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 Le Freak without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Le Freak accompaniment in letter notes
The D – C – Am – D loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand. 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 Le Freak
What are the letter notes for the Le Freak 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 D – C – Am – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Le Freak?
The loop is D – C – Am – D (IV – bIII – i – IV) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Le Freak in?
A minor, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Le Freak?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Le Freak 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.