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Only Jesus: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Matthew West, Bernie Herms & others

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 122 BPM
  • 2017
  • Medium
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Left hand Bumblebee buzzRight hand Heartbeat 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 Only Jesus without reading music. The left hand plays bumblebee buzz (broken chord 1-3) and the right hand heartbeat chords.

Only Jesus accompaniment in letter notes

The G – D – Dsus4 – Bm loop with bumblebee buzz in the left hand and heartbeat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 B2 G2 B2 G2 B2 G2 B2
Bar 2
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 F#2 D2 F#2 D2 F#2 D2 F#2
Bar 3
Dsus4
RA4+D5+G5 A4+D5+G5 A4+D5+G5
LD2 G2 D2 G2 D2 G2 D2 G2
Bar 4
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4 B4 D5 F#5 B5 D6 F#6 B6
LB2 D3 B2 D3 B2 D3 B2 D3
Bar 5
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 B2 G2 B2 G2 B2 G2 B2
Bar 6
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 F#2 D2 F#2 D2 F#2 D2 F#2
Bar 7
Dsus4
RA4+D5+G5 A4+D5+G5 A4+D5+G5
LD2 G2 D2 G2 D2 G2 D2 G2
Bar 8
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 D3 B2 D3 B2 D3 B2 D3

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 Only Jesus

What are the letter notes for the Only Jesus 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 – D – Dsus4 – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Only Jesus?

The loop is G – D – Dsus4 – Bm (IV – I – Isus – vi) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Only Jesus in?

D major, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Only Jesus?

Bumblebee buzz: broken chord 1-3, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Only Jesus easy to play on piano?

It is a medium 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.