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

By The Martins

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 2001
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Soft 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 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 D – Em – D – A7 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
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 2
Em
RB4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5
LE2 B2 E3
Bar 3
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 4
A7
RE4+A4+C#5 E4 G4 A4 C#5 E5 G5 A5 C#6
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 5
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 6
Em
RB4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5
LE2 B2 E3
Bar 7
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 8
A7
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 E3 A3

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 D – Em – D – A7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in My Jesus, I Love Thee?

The loop is D – Em – D – A7 (I – ii – I – V7) in D major, and the song ends on G – Gm – D.

What key is My Jesus, I Love Thee in?

D major, at about 90 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.