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Hi-Heel Sneakers: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Robert Higgenbotham

  • G major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1964
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Steady chordsChords 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 Hi-Heel Sneakers without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand steady chords.

Hi-Heel Sneakers accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Eb7 – D7 – C loop with jazz walk in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 2
Eb7
RG4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5
LEb2 F2 Gb2 G2
Bar 3
D7
RF#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LD2 E2 F2 F#2
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 Eb5 E5 G5 A5 G5 E5 Eb5 C5
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 6
Eb7
RG4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Db5+Eb5
LEb2 F2 Gb2 G2
Bar 7
D7
RF#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LD2 E2 F2 F#2
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3

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 Hi-Heel Sneakers

What are the letter notes for the Hi-Heel Sneakers 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 G – Eb7 – D7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Hi-Heel Sneakers?

The loop is G – Eb7 – D7 – C (I – bVI7 – V7 – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Hi-Heel Sneakers in?

G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Hi-Heel Sneakers?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hi-Heel Sneakers 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.