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Drag Me Down: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • C minor
  • 4/4
  • 139 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Run-up footstepsRight hand Springy chordsChords 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 Drag Me Down without reading music. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand springy chords.

Drag Me Down accompaniment in letter notes

The Cm – Ab – Bb – Fm loop with run-up footsteps in the left hand and springy chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Cm
RG4+B4+D5 C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 2
Ab
REb5+G5+Bb5 Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 3
Bb
RF4+A4+C5 Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 4
Fm
RC5+E5+G5 F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5
LF2 F2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 5
Cm
RG4+B4+D5 C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 6
Ab
REb5+G5+Bb5 Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 7
Bb
RF4+A4+C5 Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 8
Fm
RC5+E5+G5 F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5
LF2 F2 F2 F2 F2

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 Drag Me Down

What are the letter notes for the Drag Me Down 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 Cm – Ab – Bb – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Drag Me Down?

The loop is Cm – Ab – Bb – Fm (i – bVI – bVII – iv) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Drag Me Down in?

C minor, at about 139 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Drag Me Down?

Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Drag Me Down 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.