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Hells Bells: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young & others
- A minor
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- 1980
- Medium
Hells Bells written out as piano music: the i – Isus – i – Isus loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand running-late chords.
Hells Bells chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Am | i | A C E |
| 2 | Asus4 | Isus4 | A D E |
| 3 | Am | i | A C E |
| 4 | Asus4 | Isus4 | A D E |
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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and running-late chords in the right, over the Am – Asus4 – Am – Asus4 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Hells Bells
Does the sheet music for Hells Bells 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 Hells Bells?
The loop is Am – Asus4 – Am – Asus4 (i – Isus – i – Isus) in A minor, and the song ends on A – G – A.
What key is Hells Bells in?
A minor, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hells Bells?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hells Bells easy to play on piano?
It is a medium 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.