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Pipes Of Peace: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Paul McCartney

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Leapfrog pulseRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Pipes Of Peace without reading music. The left hand plays leapfrog pulse (root bass · 1 · 2a · 3) and the right hand offbeat skank.

Pipes Of Peace accompaniment in letter notes

The E – F#m – Gdim – E loop with leapfrog pulse in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
E
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E2
Bar 2
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 3
Gdim
RBb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 4
E
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 D#4 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5 D#5
LE2 E2 E2
Bar 5
E
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E2
Bar 6
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 7
Gdim
RBb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 8
E
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E2

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 Pipes Of Peace

What are the letter notes for the Pipes Of Peace 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 E – F#m – Gdim – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Pipes Of Peace?

The loop is E – F#m – Gdim – E (I – ii – biiio – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Pipes Of Peace in?

E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Pipes Of Peace?

Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Pipes Of Peace 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.