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Battlefield: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Jordin Sparks

  • E minor
  • 4/4
  • 72 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Tick-tick-boom pulseThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Battlefield without reading music. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4), and the right hand sings the tune.

The catchy part of Battlefield 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.

Bar 1
D → Em → G
RG4 A4 E4+G4+B4 A4 D4+G4 F#4
LD2 D2 D3 D2 E2 E2 D2
Bar 2
C → G
RC4+E4 E4 F#4 D4+G4 D4 D4+G4+B4 D4+F#4+A4
LC2 C2 C3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 3
D → Em → G
RG4 A4 E4+G4+B4 A4 D4+G4 F#4
LD2 D2 D3 D2 E2 E2 D2
Bar 4
C → G
RC4+E4 E4 F#4 D4+G4 D4 D4+G4+B4 D4+F#4+A4
LC2 C2 C3 G2 G2 G3

Battlefield accompaniment in letter notes

The D – Em – G – C – G – D – Em – G – C – G loop with tick-tick-boom pulse in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D → Em → G
RD4+F#4+A4 E4+G4+B4 G4+B4+D5
LD2 D2 D3 E2 E2 G3
Bar 2
C → G
RC4+E4+G4 G4+B4+D5
LC3 C3 C4 G2 G2 G3
Bar 3
D → Em → G
RD4+F#4+A4 E4+G4+B4 G4+B4+D5
LD2 D2 D3 E2 E2 G3
Bar 4
C → G
RC4+E4+G4 C4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5
LC3 C3 C4 G2 G2 G3
Bar 5
D → Em → G
RD4+F#4+A4 E4+G4+B4 G4+B4+D5
LD2 D2 D3 E2 E2 G3
Bar 6
C → G
RC4+E4+G4 G4+B4+D5
LC3 C3 C4 G2 G2 G3
Bar 7
D → Em → G
RD4+F#4+A4 E4+G4+B4 G4+B4+D5
LD2 D2 D3 E2 E2 G3
Bar 8
C → G
RC4+E4+G4 G4+B4+D5
LC3 C3 C4 G2 G2 G3

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 Battlefield

What are the letter notes for the Battlefield 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 D – Em – G – C – G – D – Em – G – C – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Battlefield?

The loop is D – Em – G – C – G – D – Em – G – C – G (VII – i – III – VI – III – VII – i – III – VI – III) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is Battlefield in?

E minor, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Battlefield?

Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Battlefield easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 10 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Battlefield?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.