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Higher: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Mark Tremonti & Scott Stapp
- D major
- 4/4
- 78 BPM
- 1999
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Higher without reading music. The left hand plays hummingbird shiver (two-note tremolo) and the right hand offbeat skank.
The catchy part of Higher 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.
Higher accompaniment in letter notes
The D – A – D – G – D – D – A – D – G – D loop with hummingbird shiver in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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: Hummingbird shiver
Questions about Higher
What are the letter notes for the Higher 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 D – A – D – G – D – D – A – D – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Higher?
The loop is D – A – D – G – D – D – A – D – G – D (I – V – I – IV – I – V – I – IV – I – V) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.
What key is Higher in?
D major, at about 78 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Higher?
Hummingbird shiver: two-note tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Higher easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 10 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Higher?
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.