Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By The Beatles
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- I–V7–I–I7 loop
- 1968
- Easy
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 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand push chords.
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – F7 – Bb – Bb7 loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and push chords in the right. 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 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
What are the letter notes for the Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 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 Bb – F7 – Bb – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da?
The loop is Bb – F7 – Bb – Bb7 (I – V7 – I – I7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.
What key is Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da in?
Bb major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 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 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.