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Santo Santo Santo: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by John B. Dykes

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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Push-and-land 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 Santo Santo Santo without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand push-and-land chords.

Santo Santo Santo accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and push-and-land chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 2
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2
Bar 3
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 4
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 5
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 6
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2
Bar 7
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 8
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2

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 Santo Santo Santo

What are the letter notes for the Santo Santo Santo 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 Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Santo Santo Santo?

The loop is Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb (I – IV – V – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Db – Eb.

What key is Santo Santo Santo in?

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

What does the left hand play in Santo Santo Santo?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Santo Santo Santo 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.