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Heartbeat: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Joseph King & Isaac Slade
- A major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- vi–IV–I–vi loop
- 2011
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
Heartbeat written out as piano music: the vi – IV – I – vi loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hummingbird shiver (two-note tremolo), and the right hand sings the tune.
Heartbeat chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
| 2 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 3 | A | I | A C# E |
| 4 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
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: hummingbird shiver (two-note tremolo) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the F#m – D – A – F#m 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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The same vi–IV–I–vi loop
The same left hand: Hummingbird shiver
Questions about Heartbeat
Does the sheet music for Heartbeat 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 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.