Piano chords · Rock drive
Highs & Lows: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Emeli Sandé
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 2016
- 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 Highs & Lows without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves), and the right hand sings the tune.
Highs & Lows accompaniment in letter notes
The F#m – E – A – Bm loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand. 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.
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Questions about Highs & Lows
What are the letter notes for the Highs & Lows 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 – E – A – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Highs & Lows?
The loop is F#m – E – A – Bm (i – bVII – bIII – iv) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is Highs & Lows in?
F# minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Highs & Lows?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Highs & Lows 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.