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Let’s Go: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Ric Ocasek

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Let’s Go written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – IV loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand pausing chords.

Let’s Go chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AIA C# E
2DIVD F# A
3AIA C# E
4DIVD F# A

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the A – D – A – D chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about Let’s Go

Does the sheet music for Let’s Go have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Let’s Go?

The loop is A – D – A – D (I – IV – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Let’s Go in?

A major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let’s Go?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let’s 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.

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