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Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Elvis Presley

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 106 BPM
  • 1955
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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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 Me (Je T'appartiens) without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

The main tune of Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens) 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.

Bar 1
Dm
RA3 F4+F4 A3 G4+G4 D4 F4 A4+A4
LD3 D3
Bar 2
C → Am
RA4+A4 A3 E4 G4+G4 F4+F4 C4 E4+E4 C4
LC3 A2
Bar 3
Bb
RF3 D4+D4 F3 F4+F4 Bb3 D4 G4+G4
LBb2 Bb2
Bar 4
Dm7 → Gm7
RF4+F4 F3 C4+C4 F3 Bb3 F3 A3 F3
LA2 G2 F2

Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens) accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – C – Am – Bb – Dm7 – Gm7 loop with jazz walk in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RD5 C4+F4+A4 C4+F4+A4
LD2 E2 F2 F2
Bar 2
C → Am
RC5 Bb3+E4+G4 G3+C4+E4
LC3 D3 C3 C3
Bar 3
Bb
RBb4 Ab3+D4+F4 Ab3+D4+F4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 4
Dm7 → Gm7
RD5 C4+F4+A4 A4 Bb4 D5 E5 D5 Bb4 Bb4 G4
LD2 E2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 5
Dm
RD5 C4+F4+A4 C4+F4+A4
LD2 E2 F2 F2
Bar 6
C → Am
RC5 Bb3+E4+G4 G3+C4+E4
LC3 D3 C3 C3
Bar 7
Bb
RBb4 Ab3+D4+F4 Ab3+D4+F4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 8
Dm7 → Gm7
RD5 C4+F4+A4 F4+Bb4+D5
LD2 E2 Bb2 Bb2

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 Me (Je T'appartiens)

What are the letter notes for the Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens) 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 Dm – C – Am – Bb – Dm7 – Gm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens)?

The loop is Dm – C – Am – Bb – Dm7 – Gm7 (vi – V – iii – IV – vi7 – ii7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.

What key is Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens) in?

F major, at about 106 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens)?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens) easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens)?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.