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O Come, All Ye Faithful: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Traditional

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 112 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Soft chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 O Come, All Ye Faithful without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand soft chords.

The intro of O Come, All Ye Faithful 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
G
RB3+D4+G4 B3+D4+G4 B3+D4+G4 B3+D4+G4 B3+D4+G4 A3+C4+E4 G3+B3+D4
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 2
C
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 B3+D4+G4 A3+C4+E4
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 3
G
RB3+D4+G4 B3+D4+G4 B3+D4+G4 B3+D4+G4 B3+D4+G4 A3+C4+E4 G3+B3+D4 G3+B3+D4
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 4
D
RA3+D4+F#4 B3+E4+G4 A3+D4+F#4 D4+F#4+A4
LD3 D3 D3 D2

O Come, All Ye Faithful accompaniment in letter notes

The G – C – G – D loop with jazz walk in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RD5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 2
C
RG4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 3
G
RD5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 4
D
RA4+C5+D5+F#5 F5 F#5 A5 B5 A5 F#5 F5 D5
LD2 E2 F2 F#2
Bar 5
G
RD5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 6
C
RG4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5 G4+Bb4+C5+E5
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 7
G
RD5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5 D5+F5+G5+B5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 8
D
RA4+C5+D5+F#5 A4+C5+D5+F#5 A4+C5+D5+F#5
LD2 E2 F2 F#2

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 O Come, All Ye Faithful

What are the letter notes for the O Come, All Ye Faithful 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 G – C – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in O Come, All Ye Faithful?

The loop is G – C – G – D (I – IV – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is O Come, All Ye Faithful in?

G major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in O Come, All Ye Faithful?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is O Come, All Ye Faithful 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.

Can I hear the real melody of O Come, All Ye Faithful?

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

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