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If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Justin Moore
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 144 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 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 If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away without reading music. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand pausing chords.
If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Eb – Bb – Eb loop with pausing footsteps in the left hand and pausing 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.
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Questions about If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away
What are the letter notes for the If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away 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 Bb – Eb – Bb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away?
The loop is Bb – Eb – Bb – Eb (I – IV – I – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb – Bb.
What key is If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away in?
Bb major, at about 144 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away 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.