Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
50,000 Watts: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- I–vi–IV–I loop
- 2014
- 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 50,000 Watts without reading music. The left hand plays bluesy shrug (broken chord 8-5-7) and the right hand push chords.
50,000 Watts accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Fm – Db – Ab loop with bluesy shrug in the left hand and push chords 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 50,000 Watts
What are the letter notes for the 50,000 Watts 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 Ab – Fm – Db – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in 50,000 Watts?
The loop is Ab – Fm – Db – Ab (I – vi – IV – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Fm – Db – Ab.
What key is 50,000 Watts in?
Ab major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in 50,000 Watts?
Bluesy shrug: broken chord 8-5-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is 50,000 Watts 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.