Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The Letter: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Wayne Carson Thompson
- A minor
- 4/4
- 134 BPM
- 1967
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
The Letter written out as piano music: the i – VI – i7 – IV7 loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand ticking clock.
The Letter chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Am | i | A C E |
| 2 | F | VI | F A C |
| 3 | Am7 | i7 | A C E G |
| 4 | D7 | IV7 | D F# A C |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Am – F – Am7 – D7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about The Letter
Does the sheet music for The Letter have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in The Letter?
The loop is Am – F – Am7 – D7 (i – VI – i7 – IV7) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is The Letter in?
A minor, at about 134 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Letter?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Letter 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 The Letter?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.