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Let Me Go: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Gary Barlow

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 130 BPM
  • 2013
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Steady chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Me Go without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand steady chords.

The catchy part of Let Me Go 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
Bm7
RB4 D4 F#4 A3+D4 D4
LD3 D3 D3+F#3 D3+A3
Bar 2
Bm7
RD4 A3+D4+F#4 F#4 D4 A4 B3+D4+B4
LB2+B3 B2 B2 B2
Bar 3
Bm7
RD4 A3+D4 D4
LB2 B2 B2+F#3 B2+A3
Bar 4
G
RB3+D4 G3+B3+G4 G4 B3+D4 A4 B3+D4+G4
LG3+B3 G3 G3 G3

Let Me Go accompaniment in letter notes

The Bm7 – Bm7 – Bm7 – G loop with walking roots in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bm7
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B3 B3
Bar 2
Bm7
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B3 B3
Bar 3
Bm7
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B3 B3
Bar 4
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 C#4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C#5
LG2 G2 G3 G3
Bar 5
Bm7
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B3 B3
Bar 6
Bm7
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B3 B3
Bar 7
Bm7
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B3 B3
Bar 8
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G3 G3

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 Me Go

What are the letter notes for the Let Me Go 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 Bm7 – Bm7 – Bm7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Let Me Go?

The loop is Bm7 – Bm7 – Bm7 – G (vi7 – IV – vi7 – IV) in D major, and the song ends on D – A – D.

What key is Let Me Go in?

D major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let Me Go?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let Me Go 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Let Me Go?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.