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Heart And Soul: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Hoagy Carmichael

  • F major
  • 2/2
  • 110 BPM
  • 1938
  • Easy
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Heart And Soul written out as piano music: the I – vi7 – ii7 – V7 – I – vi7 – ii7 – V7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand pausing chords.

Heart And Soul chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FIF A C
1Dm7vi7D F A C
2Gm7ii7G Bb D F
2C7V7C E G Bb
3FIF A C
3Dm7vi7D F A C
4Gm7ii7G Bb D F
4C7V7C E G Bb

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the F – Dm7 – Gm7 – C7 – F – Dm7 – Gm7 – C7 chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about Heart And Soul

Does the sheet music for Heart And Soul have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Heart And Soul?

The loop is F – Dm7 – Gm7 – C7 – F – Dm7 – Gm7 – C7 (I – vi7 – ii7 – V7 – I – vi7 – ii7 – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.

What key is Heart And Soul in?

F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Heart And Soul?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Heart And Soul easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Heart And Soul?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.