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Lullaby, Jesus: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • F major
  • 3/4
  • 90 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Lullaby seesawRight hand Waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Lullaby, Jesus without reading music. The left hand plays lullaby seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5-5 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.

Lullaby, Jesus accompaniment in letter notes

The F – C7 – F – C loop with lullaby seesaw in the left hand and waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 C3 C3
Bar 2
C7
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 G3 G3
Bar 3
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 C3 C3
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 E4 G4 C5 E5 G5 C6 E6 G6
LC3 G3 G3 G3
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 C3 C3
Bar 6
C7
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 G3 G3
Bar 7
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 C3 C3
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 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 Lullaby, Jesus

What are the letter notes for the Lullaby, Jesus 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 – C7 – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Lullaby, Jesus?

The loop is F – C7 – F – C (I – V7 – I – V) in F major, and the song ends on F – C – F.

What key is Lullaby, Jesus in?

F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Lullaby, Jesus?

Lullaby seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lullaby, Jesus easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

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