Piano chords · Rock drive
Highland Cathedral: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Michael Korb
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- V7–I–V–I loop
- 1982
- Easy
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 Highland Cathedral without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand steady chords.
Highland Cathedral accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb7 – Eb – Bb – Eb loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and steady chords 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 V7–I–V–I loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Highland Cathedral
What are the letter notes for the Highland Cathedral 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 Bb7 – Eb – Bb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Highland Cathedral?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb – Eb (V7 – I – V – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.
What key is Highland Cathedral in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Highland Cathedral?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Highland Cathedral 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 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.