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Empire State Of Mind (Part II): Broken Down: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Alicia Keys
- F major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- IV–V–I–IV loop
- Easy
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 Empire State Of Mind (Part II): Broken Down without reading music. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Empire State Of Mind (Part II): Broken Down accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – C – F – Bb loop with run-up footsteps 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 Empire State Of Mind (Part II): Broken Down
What are the letter notes for the Empire State Of Mind (Part II): Broken 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 Bb – C – F – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Empire State Of Mind (Part II): Broken Down?
The loop is Bb – C – F – Bb (IV – V – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Empire State Of Mind (Part II): Broken Down in?
F major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Empire State Of Mind (Part II): Broken 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 Empire State Of Mind (Part II): Broken 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.