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Cold Hearted: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Zac Brown Band

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Left hand Island seesawRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords 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 Cold Hearted without reading music. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Cold Hearted accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – F – G – Am loop with island seesaw in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA4 G3+C4+E4 G3+C4+E4
LA2 E3 A2
Bar 2
F
RF5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F2
Bar 3
G
RG5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2
Bar 4
Am
RA4 G3+C4+E4 F6 E6 D6 C6 B5 A5 G5 F5
LA2 E3 A2
Bar 5
Am
RA4 G3+C4+E4 G3+C4+E4
LA2 E3 A2
Bar 6
F
RF5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F2
Bar 7
G
RG5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2
Bar 8
Am
RA4 G3+C4+E4 G3+C4+E4
LA2 E3 A2

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 Cold Hearted

What are the letter notes for the Cold Hearted 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 Am – F – G – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Cold Hearted?

The loop is Am – F – G – Am (vi – IV – V – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Cold Hearted in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Cold Hearted?

Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Cold Hearted 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.