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(F)What would you do if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song, and I’ll try not to sing out of key.
Oh, I get by with a lit tle help from my friends,
mm, I get high with a lit tle help from my friends,
mm, I’m gon na (Bb)try with a lit tle help from my friends.
(F)What do I do when my love is a way?
Does it wor ry you to be a lone?
How do I feel by the end of the day?
Are you sad be cause you’re on your own?
No, I get by with a lit tle help from my friends,
mm, I get high with a lit tle help from my friends,
mm, I’m gon na (Bb)try with a lit tle help from my friends.
(Do you (Dm)need an y (G7)bod y?)
I (F)need some (Eb)bod y to love.
Could it (Dm)be an y (G7)bod y?
I (F)want some (Eb)bod y to love.
Oh, I get by with a lit tle help from my friends,
mm, I’m gon na (Bb)try with a lit tle help from my friends,
oh, I get high with a lit tle help from my friends,
yes, I get by with a lit tle help from my friends, with a lit tle help from my friends!
With A Little Help From My Friends — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "With A Little Help From My Friends" by The Beatles in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Bb. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 120 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “With A Little Help From My Friends”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "With A Little Help From My Friends"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature Bb. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "With A Little Help From My Friends" by The Beatles played in?
- With A Little Help From My Friends is arranged in the key of Bb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "With A Little Help From My Friends"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "With A Little Help From My Friends" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "With A Little Help From My Friends"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "With A Little Help From My Friends"?
- "With A Little Help From My Friends" was originally performed by The Beatles. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by The Beatles can I play here?
- Try "DAY TRIPPER", "PLEASE MR. POSTMAN", "SHE'S LEAVING HOME". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "With A Little Help From My Friends" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature Bb, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 120 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.