Piano chords · Bossa beach
When The Saints Go Marching In: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by James M. Black
- G major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- 1994
- 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 When The Saints Go Marching In without reading music. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
The intro of When The Saints Go Marching In 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.
When The Saints Go Marching In accompaniment in letter notes
The D – G – G – Bm – C – G – G – D7 loop with lazy seesaw in the left hand and hopscotch bells 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 When The Saints Go Marching In
What are the letter notes for the When The Saints Go Marching In 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 D – G – G – Bm – C – G – G – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in When The Saints Go Marching In?
The loop is D – G – G – Bm – C – G – G – D7 (V – I – iii – IV – I – V7 – V – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C7 – G.
What key is When The Saints Go Marching In in?
G major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in When The Saints Go Marching In?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When The Saints Go Marching In easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of When The Saints Go Marching In?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.