Let It Be – The Beatles

About this piece

Let It Be is a Beatles song written by Paul McCartney, who sings it at the piano on the original recording. Its steady chords and hymn-like melody have made it one of the most played pop songs on the piano. Also by The Beatles in EzPiano: Hey Jude, In My Life and Yesterday. What you can play here is the first 32 seconds (237 notes, about 7 a second); the whole arrangement lasts 3:38. Expect a count in 4/4 and a tempo near 74 bpm. The full arrangement spans C1 to A5, about 5 octaves of the keyboard. Most of the preview is played in chords and intervals: 79 % of its key presses have two or more notes.

The opening is busy, about 7 notes a second: try it at 50 % speed in Wait mode before you play along.

Full song

3:38

Preview

the opening 32 s, 237 notes

Tempo

about 74 bpm

Time signature

4/4

Range (full song)

C1–A5 (about 5 octaves)

Notes (full song)

1,676

Other versions of this song: Let It Be (Right hand) – The Beatles