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Cold, Cold Heart: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 104 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Offbeat skankChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Cold, Cold Heart without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand offbeat skank.

The bass riff of Cold, Cold Heart 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.

Bar 1
E7 → Bm7
RG#4 F#4 F#4 E4 E4
LE2 D3 A2 B2
Bar 2
E7 → Bm7
RE4 D#4 D4 G3
LE2 D3 A2 B2
Bar 3
E7 → Bm7
RG#3 D4 C#4 C4 C#4 C#4
LE2 D3 A2 B2
Bar 4
A7 → E7
RC#4+E4+A4
LA1 G2 D2 E2 E2

Cold, Cold Heart accompaniment in letter notes

The E7 – Bm7 – E7 – Bm7 – E7 – Bm7 – A7 – E7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
E7 → Bm7
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LE2 E2 B2
Bar 2
E7 → Bm7
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LE2 E2 B2
Bar 3
E7 → Bm7
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LE2 E2 B2
Bar 4
A7 → E7
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 D4 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5 D5
LA2 A2 E2
Bar 5
E7 → Bm7
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LE2 E2 B2
Bar 6
E7 → Bm7
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LE2 E2 B2
Bar 7
E7 → Bm7
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LE2 E2 B2
Bar 8
A7 → E7
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LA2 A2 E2

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.

Questions about Cold, Cold Heart

What are the letter notes for the Cold, Cold Heart 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 E7 – Bm7 – E7 – Bm7 – E7 – Bm7 – A7 – E7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Cold, Cold Heart?

The loop is E7 – Bm7 – E7 – Bm7 – E7 – Bm7 – A7 – E7 (V7 – ii7 – V7 – ii7 – V7 – ii7 – I7 – V7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Cold, Cold Heart in?

A major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Cold, Cold Heart?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Cold, Cold Heart easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Cold, Cold Heart?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.