Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Pie Jesu: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Gabriel Fauré
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 56 BPM
- 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 Pie Jesu without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand steady chords.
The catchy part of Pie Jesu 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.
Pie Jesu accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm – D – Bb – Gm – F – F7 – Cm7 – Dm7 loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and steady 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 Pie Jesu
What are the letter notes for the Pie Jesu 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 Gm – D – Bb – Gm – F – F7 – Cm7 – Dm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Pie Jesu?
The loop is Gm – D – Bb – Gm – F – F7 – Cm7 – Dm7 (vi – III – I – vi – V – V7 – ii7 – iii7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Pie Jesu in?
Bb major, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pie Jesu?
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 Pie Jesu easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Pie Jesu?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.