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Love Me Like You Do: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Ellie Goulding

  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 95 BPM
  • 2015
  • Easy
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Left hand Tumbling heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Me Like You Do without reading music. The left hand plays tumbling heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

The main tune of Love Me Like You Do 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
F#m7
RA3+E4 C#4 E4 E4 C#4 E4
LF#2 C#3 E3 C#3
Bar 2
F#m
RF#3+A3+E4 D4 D4 C#4 B3 A3 F#3+A3+C#4
LF#2 C#3 F#2
Bar 3
D
RE4 E4
LD3 D3 D3 D3
Bar 4
E → F#m7
RB3+A4 G#4 F#4 E4 E4 C#4 A3+C#4+F#4
LE3

Love Me Like You Do accompaniment in letter notes

The F#m7 – F#m – D – E – F#m7 loop with tumbling heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#m7
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 2
F#m
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 3
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D3
Bar 4
E → F#m7
RE4+G#4+B4 D4 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5 D5
LE2 E2 E2 F#2 F#3
Bar 5
F#m7
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 6
F#m
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 7
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D3
Bar 8
E → F#m7
RE4+G#4+B4 F#4+A4+C#5
LE2 E2 E2 F#2 F#3

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 Me Like You Do

What are the letter notes for the Love Me Like You Do 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 F#m7 – F#m – D – E – F#m7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Love Me Like You Do?

The loop is F#m7 – F#m – D – E – F#m7 (vi7 – vi – IV – V – vi7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Love Me Like You Do in?

A major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Love Me Like You Do?

Tumbling heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Love Me Like You Do easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Love Me Like You Do?

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

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.