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Lean On: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Major Lazer & DJ Snake Feat. MØ

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Left hand Thunder tremoloRight hand Cartwheel 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 Lean On without reading music. The left hand plays thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) and the right hand cartwheel chords.

Lean On accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – F – Gm – Bb loop with thunder tremolo in the left hand and cartwheel chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 2
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 3
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 4
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 D6 Bb5 F5 D5 Bb4 F4 D4 Bb3
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 5
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 6
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 7
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 8
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3

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 Lean On

What are the letter notes for the Lean On 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 – Gm – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Lean On?

The loop is Eb – F – Gm – Bb (IV – V – vi – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Lean On in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Lean On?

Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lean On easy to play on piano?

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

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