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Love Can Build A Bridge: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Oom-pahRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Love Can Build A Bridge without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand steady chords.

Love Can Build A Bridge accompaniment in letter notes

The C – F – G – C loop with oom-pah in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 2
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 3
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 C7 G6 E6 C6 Ab5 G5 F#5 F5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 6
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 7
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3 E3+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 Love Can Build A Bridge

What are the letter notes for the Love Can Build A Bridge 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 C – F – G – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Love Can Build A Bridge?

The loop is C – F – G – C (I – IV – V – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is Love Can Build A Bridge in?

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

What does the left hand play in Love Can Build A Bridge?

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

Is Love Can Build A Bridge 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.