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When He Who Adores Thee: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Irish Folksong

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 When He Who Adores Thee without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

When He Who Adores Thee accompaniment in letter notes

The F – C – Dm – G7 loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 2
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 3
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 D3 D2
Bar 4
G7
RG4+B4+D5 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 6
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 7
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 D3 D2
Bar 8
G7
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G3 G2

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 When He Who Adores Thee

What are the letter notes for the When He Who Adores Thee 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 F – C – Dm – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in When He Who Adores Thee?

The loop is F – C – Dm – G7 (IV – I – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.

What key is When He Who Adores Thee in?

C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in When He Who Adores Thee?

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

Is When He Who Adores Thee 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.