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My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Phil Coulter
- C major
- 4/4
- 74 BPM
- I–V7–I–IV loop
- 2011
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Love Is Like A Red Red Rose without reading music. The left hand plays rocket sweep (wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15), and the right hand sings the tune.
My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose accompaniment in letter notes
The C – G7 – C – F loop with rocket sweep in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Love Is Like A Red Red Rose
What are the letter notes for the My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose 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 – G7 – C – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose?
The loop is C – G7 – C – F (I – V7 – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose in?
C major, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose?
Rocket sweep: wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.