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Heartbeat: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Joseph King & Isaac Slade
- A major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- vi–IV–I–vi loop
- 2011
- Tricky
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 Heartbeat without reading music. The left hand plays hummingbird shiver (two-note tremolo), and the right hand sings the tune.
Heartbeat accompaniment in letter notes
The F#m – D – A – F#m loop with hummingbird shiver 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.
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More by Joseph King & Isaac Slade
The same vi–IV–I–vi loop
The same left hand: Hummingbird shiver
Questions about Heartbeat
What are the letter notes for the Heartbeat 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 F#m – D – A – F#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Heartbeat?
The loop is F#m – D – A – F#m (vi – IV – I – vi) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Heartbeat in?
A major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Heartbeat?
Hummingbird shiver: two-note tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Heartbeat easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.