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Burning Bridges: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Ryan Tedder & Brent Kutzle
- D major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- I–ii–vi–IV loop
- 2013
- 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 Burning Bridges without reading music. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Burning Bridges accompaniment in letter notes
The D – Em – Bm – G loop with late-hop footsteps in the left hand and offbeat skank 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 Burning Bridges
What are the letter notes for the Burning Bridges 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 – Bm – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Burning Bridges?
The loop is D – Em – Bm – G (I – ii – vi – IV) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – G – D.
What key is Burning Bridges in?
D major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Burning Bridges?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Burning Bridges 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.