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Let It Be: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • Db major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pahThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Let It Be without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords), and the right hand sings the tune.

Let It Be accompaniment in letter notes

The Db – Ab – Bbm – Gb loop with oom-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Db
RDb4+F4+Ab4
LDb3 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4
Bar 2
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3
Bar 3
Bbm
RBb3+Db4+F4
LBb2 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3
Bar 4
Gb
RGb4+Bb4+Db5 Bb6 Gb6 Db6 Bb5 Bbb5 Ab5 Abb5 Gb5
LGb2 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3
Bar 5
Db
RDb4+F4+Ab4
LDb3 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4 Ab3+Db4
Bar 6
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3 Eb3+Ab3
Bar 7
Bbm
RBb3+Db4+F4
LBb2 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3
Bar 8
Gb
RGb4+Bb4+Db5
LGb2 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3 Db3+Gb3

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

What are the letter notes for the Let It Be 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 Db – Ab – Bbm – Gb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Let It Be?

The loop is Db – Ab – Bbm – Gb (I – V – vi – IV) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is Let It Be in?

Db major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let It Be?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let It Be 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.