Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
A Simple Song: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- F major
- 2/2
- 150 BPM
- 2006
- Easy
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 A Simple Song without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
The intro of A Simple Song in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
A Simple Song accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – F – Bb – F loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and sleep-in 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 A Simple Song
What are the letter notes for the A Simple Song 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 Bb – F – Bb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Simple Song?
The loop is Bb – F – Bb – F (IV – I5 – IV – I5) in F major, and the song ends on C – Bb – F.
What key is A Simple Song in?
F major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Simple Song?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Simple Song 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.
Can I hear the real melody of A Simple Song?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.