Learn to play “Let It Be” on piano
In this post you can learn the Let It Be piano part. On the page you can find the Let It Be piano chords. Listen to the song, practise the chords as shown in the sheet music – or chord chart – and then put it all together and play Let It Be on your own piano and sing along.
If you want to know more about how to play piano with chords read this post: Playing piano chords with both hands. This post will teach you how to get the most out of using both hands when playing piano chords for any song.
When The Beatles released the album Let It Be in 1970, they had actually already gone their separate ways. The album was pieced together by old recordings by producer Phil Spector, and since then, Paul McCartney in particular has been critical of how the album came to sound. However, this has not stopped millions of people from falling in love with the record, and especially its title track. The track has the character of a religious anthem, but is actually a tribute song to McCartney’s mother who died when he was a young boy. It is one of the most beautiful Beatles songs, and an eternal favourite among pianists. In this article we teach you how to play the song.
Listen to the song here:
Chords and lyrics
Here are the nine chords you need to play the song. This may seem like many, but if you just remember to learn the song piece by piece it’s going to be all right.
When a chord has a slash in its name, it means that the actual chord is on the left side of the slash, but with the note after the slash in the bass.
Intro
C G Am Fmaj7 F6
C G F C/E Dm C
Verse 1
C G Am Fmaj7 F6
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
C G F C/E Dm C
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
C G Am Fmaj7 F6
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
C G F C/E Dm C
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Chorus
Am C/G F C
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
C G F C/E Dm C
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Verse 2
And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Chorus
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Interlude X 2
F C/E Dm C
Bb F/A G F C
Piano Solo X 2
C G Am F
C G F C
Verse 3
And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Chorus
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be