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My Jesus, I Love Thee: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Adoniram J. Gordon

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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Soft 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 My Jesus, I Love Thee without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand soft chords.

My Jesus, I Love Thee accompaniment in letter notes

The F – C7 – F – Bb loop with three-step climb in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 2
C7
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 G3 C4
Bar 3
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 4
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4 Bb4 D5 F5 Bb5 D6 F6 Bb6
LBb2 F3 Bb3
Bar 5
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 6
C7
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 G3 C4
Bar 7
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 8
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 F3 Bb3

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 My Jesus, I Love Thee

What are the letter notes for the My Jesus, I Love Thee 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 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in My Jesus, I Love Thee?

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

What key is My Jesus, I Love Thee in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in My Jesus, I Love Thee?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Jesus, I Love Thee 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.