Piano chords · Rock drive
Holding Out for a Hero: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Frou Frou
- G minor
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- bVI–bIII–bVII–i loop
- Medium
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 Holding Out for a Hero without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand ticking clock.
Holding Out for a Hero accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Bb – F – Gm loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and ticking clock 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 bVI–bIII–bVII–i loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Holding Out for a Hero
What are the letter notes for the Holding Out for a Hero 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 Eb – Bb – F – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Holding Out for a Hero?
The loop is Eb – Bb – F – Gm (bVI – bIII – bVII – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Holding Out for a Hero in?
G minor, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Holding Out for a Hero?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Holding Out for a Hero easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.