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Bi-Coastal: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Peter Allen, David Foster & others
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1980
- 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 Bi-Coastal without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand bossa chords.
Bi-Coastal accompaniment in letter notes
The F – G7 – F – G7 loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and bossa 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Bi-Coastal
What are the letter notes for the Bi-Coastal 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 F – G7 – F – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Bi-Coastal?
The loop is F – G7 – F – G7 (bVII – I7 – bVII – I7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Bi-Coastal in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bi-Coastal?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bi-Coastal 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.