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Heartaches By The Number: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Harlan Howard
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- I–IV–V7–I loop
- 1959
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Heartaches By The Number written out as piano music: the I – IV – V7 – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Heartaches By The Number chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 4 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the Bb – Eb – F7 – Bb 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.
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Questions about Heartaches By The Number
Does the sheet music for Heartaches By The Number 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 Heartaches By The Number?
The loop is Bb – Eb – F7 – Bb (I – IV – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.
What key is Heartaches By The Number in?
Bb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Heartaches By The Number?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Heartaches By The Number 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.