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Silver Bells: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Jay Livingston
- C major
- 3/4
- 132 BPM
- 1950
- 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 Silver Bells without reading music. The left hand plays moonlit climb (broken chord 1-5-7 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.
The main tune of Silver Bells 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.
Silver Bells accompaniment in letter notes
The Em7 – Em7 – C – C loop with moonlit climb in the left hand and waltz 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 Silver Bells
What are the letter notes for the Silver Bells 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 Em7 – Em7 – C – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Silver Bells?
The loop is Em7 – Em7 – C – C (iii7 – I – iii7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is Silver Bells in?
C major, at about 132 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Silver Bells?
Moonlit climb: broken chord 1-5-7 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Silver Bells 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Silver Bells?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 11 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.