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Blame: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Calvin Harris

  • C minor
  • 4/4
  • 126 BPM
  • 2014
  • Easy
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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Cartwheel chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Blame without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand cartwheel chords.

Blame accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Cm – Bb – Ab loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and cartwheel chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 2
Cm
RG4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5
LC3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 3
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 4
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Ab6 Eb6 C6 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5 Fb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 5
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 6
Cm
RG4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5
LC3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 7
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 8
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3

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 Blame

What are the letter notes for the Blame 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 Ab – Cm – Bb – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Blame?

The loop is Ab – Cm – Bb – Ab (bVI – i – bVII – bVI) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Blame in?

C minor, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Blame?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Blame 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.