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Blank Space: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Taylor Swift
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- V–I–vi–IV loop
- 2014
- Medium
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 Blank Space without reading music. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand candle flicker.
The opening of Blank Space 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.
Blank Space accompaniment in letter notes
The C – F – Dm – Bb loop with fluttering heartbeat in the left hand and candle flicker 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 Blank Space
What are the letter notes for the Blank Space 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 C – F – Dm – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Blank Space?
The loop is C – F – Dm – Bb (V – I – vi – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Blank Space in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Blank Space?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Blank Space easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Blank Space?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.