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When I Think About Angels: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Jamie O'Neal

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Left hand Drowsy heartbeatRight hand Gospel-clap 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 When I Think About Angels without reading music. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand gospel-clap chords.

When I Think About Angels accompaniment in letter notes

The F – G – Bb – F loop with drowsy heartbeat in the left hand and gospel-clap chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+E5+F5 A4+E5+F5 Bb4+Eb5+F5 A4+Eb5+F5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 2
G
RB4+F#5+G5 B4+F#5+G5 C5+F5+G5 B4+F5+G5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 3
Bb
RD4+A4+Bb4 D4+A4+Bb4 Eb4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+Ab4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 4
F
RA4+E5+F5 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 E5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 5
F
RA4+E5+F5 A4+E5+F5 Bb4+Eb5+F5 A4+Eb5+F5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 6
G
RB4+F#5+G5 B4+F#5+G5 C5+F5+G5 B4+F5+G5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 7
Bb
RD4+A4+Bb4 D4+A4+Bb4 Eb4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+Ab4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 8
F
RA4+E5+F5 A4+E5+F5 Bb4+Eb5+F5 A4+Eb5+F5
LF2 F3 F2

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 I Think About Angels

What are the letter notes for the When I Think About Angels 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 – G – Bb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in When I Think About Angels?

The loop is F – G – Bb – F (I – II – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is When I Think About Angels in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in When I Think About Angels?

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

Is When I Think About Angels 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.