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You Can Tell That I'm Irish: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- G major
- 3/4
- 160 BPM
- vi–III7–vi–III7 loop
- 2003
- 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 You Can Tell That I'm Irish without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz bells.
You Can Tell That I'm Irish accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – B7 – Em – B7 loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand and waltz 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 You Can Tell That I'm Irish
What are the letter notes for the You Can Tell That I'm Irish 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 Em – B7 – Em – B7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You Can Tell That I'm Irish?
The loop is Em – B7 – Em – B7 (vi – III7 – vi – III7) in G major, and the song ends on A7 – D7 – G.
What key is You Can Tell That I'm Irish in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in You Can Tell That I'm Irish?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Can Tell That I'm Irish 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.