Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
From Here To Eternity: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Fred Karger
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1953
- Easy
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 From Here To Eternity without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
From Here To Eternity accompaniment in letter notes
The Bdim – Cm – F7 – Cm loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand. 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.
Questions about From Here To Eternity
What are the letter notes for the From Here To Eternity 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 Bdim – Cm – F7 – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in From Here To Eternity?
The loop is Bdim – Cm – F7 – Cm (biio – ii – V7 – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb7 – Bb.
What key is From Here To Eternity in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in From Here To Eternity?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is From Here To Eternity 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.