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Fifteen: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Taylor Swift

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2008
  • Easy
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Left hand Eager heartbeatRight 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 Fifteen without reading music. The left hand plays eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand springy chords.

Fifteen accompaniment in letter notes

The Gsus4 – Csus4 – Em – Csus4 loop with eager heartbeat in the left hand and springy chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gsus4
RD5+F#5+A5 G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 2
Csus4
RG4+B4+D5 C5+F5 G4+C5+F5 G4+C5+F5 G4+C5+F5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 3
Em
RB4+D#5+F#5 E5+G5 B4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5
LE2 E3 E2 E2 E3
Bar 4
Csus4
RG4+B4+D5 C5+F5 G4+C5+F5 C4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 5
Gsus4
RD5+F#5+A5 G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 6
Csus4
RG4+B4+D5 C5+F5 G4+C5+F5 G4+C5+F5 G4+C5+F5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 7
Em
RB4+D#5+F#5 E5+G5 B4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5
LE2 E3 E2 E2 E3
Bar 8
Csus4
RG4+B4+D5 C5+F5 G4+C5+F5 G4+C5+F5 G4+C5+F5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4

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 Fifteen

What are the letter notes for the Fifteen 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 Gsus4 – Csus4 – Em – Csus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Fifteen?

The loop is Gsus4 – Csus4 – Em – Csus4 (Isus – IVsus – vi – IVsus) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Fifteen in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Fifteen?

Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Fifteen 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.