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Heatstroke: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 110 BPM
  • 2017
  • Easy
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Left hand Drowsy heartbeatRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Heatstroke without reading music. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand offbeat skank.

Heatstroke accompaniment in letter notes

The A7 – Bb7 – D7 – Eb7 loop with drowsy heartbeat in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A7
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2
Bar 2
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 3
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2
Bar 4
Eb7
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 5
A7
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2
Bar 6
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 7
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2
Bar 8
Eb7
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2

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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Questions about Heatstroke

What are the letter notes for the Heatstroke 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 A7 – Bb7 – D7 – Eb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Heatstroke?

The loop is A7 – Bb7 – D7 – Eb7 (#IV7 – V7 – VII7 – I7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Heatstroke in?

Eb major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Heatstroke?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Heatstroke 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.