Heavy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

A major
4/4
74 BPM
2017
Easy

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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 Heavy without reading music. The left hand plays hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) and the right hand swing push.

The catchy part of Heavy in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#m → A → ERF#4+A4+F#5 A4+C#5 E4+G#4+E5 A4 B4 C#5
LF#2 A2 E2

Bar 2
A → C#m → DRA4+C#5+E5 E5 E5 G#4+C#5+E5 E5 F#4+A4+C#5 E5 F#5 A4 B4 C#5
LA2 C#2 D2

Bar 3
F#m → A → ERA4+C#5+E5 E5 E5 A4+C#5+E5 C#5 E4+G#4 E5 E5 F#5 A4+E5 C#5 C#5
LF#2 A2 E2

Bar 4
A → C#m → DRA4+C#5+E5 E5 G#4+C#5 F#5 D4+F#4+C#5 C#5 B4 A4 A5 G#5 F#5
LA2 C#2 D2

Heavy accompaniment in letter notes

The F#m – A – E – A – C#m – D – F#m – A – E – A – C#m – D loop with hurry-and-wait pulse in the left hand and swing push in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#m → A → ERC#5+F#5+A5 E4+A4+C#5 B4+E5+G#5
LF#2 A2 E2

Bar 2
A → C#m → DRE4+A4+C#5 G#4+C#5+E5 A4+D5+F#5
LA2 C#3 D2

Bar 3
F#m → A → ERC#5+F#5+A5 E4+A4+C#5 B4+E5+G#5
LF#2 A2 E2

Bar 4
A → C#m → DRE4+A4+C#5 G#4+C#5+E5 A4+D5+F#5 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5 D5 E5
LA2 C#3 D2

Bar 5
F#m → A → ERC#5+F#5+A5 E4+A4+C#5 B4+E5+G#5
LF#2 A2 E2

Bar 6
A → C#m → DRE4+A4+C#5 G#4+C#5+E5 A4+D5+F#5
LA2 C#3 D2

Bar 7
F#m → A → ERC#5+F#5+A5 E4+A4+C#5 B4+E5+G#5
LF#2 A2 E2

Bar 8
A → C#m → DRE4+A4+C#5 G#4+C#5+E5 A4+D5+F#5
LA2 C#3 D2

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.

Play next

The same left hand: Hurry-and-wait pulse

About this pattern

Questions about Heavy

What are the letter notes for the Heavy 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 – A – E – A – C#m – D – F#m – A – E – A – C#m – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Heavy?

The loop is F#m – A – E – A – C#m – D – F#m – A – E – A – C#m – D (vi – I – V – I – iii – IV – vi – I – V – I – iii – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Heavy in?

A major, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Heavy?

Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Heavy easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 12 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Heavy?

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

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