Piano chords · Rock drive
With A Little Help From My Friends: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By The Beatles
- F major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 1967
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 With A Little Help From My Friends without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
The main tune of With A Little Help From My Friends 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.
With A Little Help From My Friends accompaniment in letter notes
The F – F7 – Bb – F – F7 – Bb loop with marching giant in the left hand and sleep-in chords 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 With A Little Help From My Friends
What are the letter notes for the With A Little Help From My Friends 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 – F7 – Bb – F – F7 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in With A Little Help From My Friends?
The loop is F – F7 – Bb – F – F7 – Bb (I – I7 – IV – I – I7 – IV) in F major, and the song ends on F – Eb – F.
What key is With A Little Help From My Friends in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in With A Little Help From My Friends?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is With A Little Help From My Friends easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of With A Little Help From My Friends?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 7 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.