Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
Let It Be Christmas: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Alan Jackson
- G major
- 12/8
- 81 BPM
- 2002
- 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 Let It Be Christmas without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
The opening of Let It Be Christmas in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Let It Be Christmas accompaniment in letter notes
The G – C – G – D7 – G – C – G – D7 loop with slow-dance 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 Let It Be Christmas
What are the letter notes for the Let It Be Christmas 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 G – C – G – D7 – G – C – G – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Let It Be Christmas?
The loop is G – C – G – D7 – G – C – G – D7 (I – IV – I – V7 – I – IV – I – V7) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is Let It Be Christmas in?
G major, at about 81 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Let It Be Christmas?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let It Be Christmas easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Let It Be Christmas?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.