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Down In My Heart: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 130 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Down In My Heart without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass), and the right hand sings the tune.

Down In My Heart accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – C – Bb – F7 loop with jazz walk in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 2
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 3
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 4
F7
RF4+A4+C5 Ab4 A4 C5 D5 C5 A4 Ab4 F4
LF2 G2 Ab2 A2
Bar 5
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 6
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 7
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 C3 Db3 D3
Bar 8
F7
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 G2 Ab2 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 Down In My Heart

What are the letter notes for the Down In My 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 Bb – C – Bb – F7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Down In My Heart?

The loop is Bb – C – Bb – F7 (I – II – I – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebm – Bb.

What key is Down In My Heart in?

Bb major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Down In My Heart?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Down In My Heart 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.