Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
American Dream Plan B: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Tom Petty
- E minor
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- 2012
- 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 American Dream Plan B without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.
American Dream Plan B accompaniment in letter notes
The E – G – A – G loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and sprint-and-stop 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 American Dream Plan B
What are the letter notes for the American Dream Plan B 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 E – G – A – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in American Dream Plan B?
The loop is E – G – A – G (I5 – bIII – IV – bIII) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is American Dream Plan B in?
E minor, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in American Dream Plan B?
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 American Dream Plan B 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.