Piano chords · Rock drive
Revolution: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By The Beatles
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 1968
- Medium
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 Revolution without reading music. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand groovy chords.
The catchy part of Revolution 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.
Revolution accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Ebsus4 – Bb – Ebsus4 loop with engine 8ths in the left hand and groovy 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 Revolution
What are the letter notes for the Revolution 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 – Ebsus4 – Bb – Ebsus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Revolution?
The loop is Bb – Ebsus4 – Bb – Ebsus4 (I – IVsus4 – I – IVsus4) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Revolution in?
Bb major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Revolution?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Revolution 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Revolution?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.