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The Letter (from Billy Elliot: The Musical): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Elton John
- C major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- I–V–vi–IV loop
- 2005
- 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 The Letter (from Billy Elliot: The Musical) without reading music. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1), and the right hand sings the tune.
The Letter (from Billy Elliot: The Musical) accompaniment in letter notes
The C – G – Am – F loop with island seesaw in the left hand. 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 The Letter (from Billy Elliot: The Musical)
What are the letter notes for the The Letter (from Billy Elliot: The Musical) 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 C – G – Am – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Letter (from Billy Elliot: The Musical)?
The loop is C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is The Letter (from Billy Elliot: The Musical) in?
C major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Letter (from Billy Elliot: The Musical)?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Letter (from Billy Elliot: The Musical) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.