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Highway To Hell: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young & others
- A major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 1979
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Highway To Hell written out as piano music: the IV – bVII5 – IV – bVII5 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand pop stabs.
Highway To Hell chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 2 | G | bVII | G B D |
| 3 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 4 | G | bVII | G B D |
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: run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the D – G – D – G 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.
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Questions about Highway To Hell
Does the sheet music for Highway To Hell 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 Highway To Hell?
The loop is D – G – D – G (IV – bVII5 – IV – bVII5) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Highway To Hell in?
A major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Highway To Hell?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Highway To Hell 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.