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Let It Be

The Beatles: verse and chorus on the piano

Paul McCartney wrote Let It Be at the piano, in C major. The verse cycles through C – G – A minor – F, then C – G – F – C; the chorus starts on A minor.

Two chords per measure: quarter-note chords in the right hand, octaves in the left. Sing the melody (or put on the record) while you accompany.

The song: The Beatles, 1970 · C major · ≈ 72 BPM

Tips

• The chords change on beats 1 and 3.
• In the chorus, A minor gives the lift: lean into it a little more.

The chords

Verse (4 measures), then chorus (4 measures), chords in quarter notes. The computer plays the octaves.

The full accompaniment

Half-note octaves on the left (5-1), quarter-note chords on the right.