Piano chords · Rock drive
Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Roger Waters
- D minor
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 1979
- 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 Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
The opening of Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 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.
Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 accompaniment in letter notes
The Dm – Bb – F – C loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and hopscotch bells 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
What are the letter notes for the Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 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 Dm – Bb – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2?
The loop is Dm – Bb – F – C (i – VI – III – VII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 in?
D minor, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 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 Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening 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.