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Flux: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Ellie Goulding

  • C major
  • 12/8
  • 143 BPM
  • 2019
  • Easy
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Left hand Slow-dance heartbeatRight hand Slow-dance 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 Flux without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.

Flux accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Dm – F – Csus4 loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand and slow-dance chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 2
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 3
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 4
Csus4
RC4+F4+G4 C4+F4+G4 F4 G4 C5 F5 G5 C6 F6 G6 C7
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 5
G
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 6
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 7
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 8
Csus4
RC4+F4+G4 C4+F4+G4 C4+F4+G4 C4+F4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C3

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 Flux

What are the letter notes for the Flux 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 G – Dm – F – Csus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Flux?

The loop is G – Dm – F – Csus4 (V – ii – IV – Isus) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Flux in?

C major, at about 143 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in Flux?

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Flux 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.