Piano chords · Bossa beach
Let’s Get It On: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Marvin Gaye
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- I–iii–IV–V7 loop
- 1973
- 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’s Get It On without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
Let’s Get It On accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Gm – Ab – Bb7 loop with bossa sway in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right. 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’s Get It On
What are the letter notes for the Let’s Get It 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 – Gm – Ab – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Let’s Get It On?
The loop is Eb – Gm – Ab – Bb7 (I – iii – IV – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Let’s Get It On in?
Eb major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let’s Get It On?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let’s Get It On 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.