Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Chapter 2: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Gerald Crabb
- D major
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- I–bIII–IV–I loop
- 2004
- Medium
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 Chapter 2 without reading music. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Chapter 2 accompaniment in letter notes
The D – F – G – D loop with fluttering heartbeat 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 Chapter 2
What are the letter notes for the Chapter 2 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 – F – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Chapter 2?
The loop is D – F – G – D (I – bIII – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Chapter 2 in?
D major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Chapter 2?
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 Chapter 2 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.