Piano chords · Rock drive
Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- IV–I–IV–I loop
- 1973
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II) without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand somersault chords.
Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II) accompaniment in letter notes
The Db – Ab – Db – Ab loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and somersault 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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The same IV–I–IV–I loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II)
What are the letter notes for the Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II) 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 Db – Ab – Db – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II)?
The loop is Db – Ab – Db – Ab (IV – I – IV – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II) in?
Ab major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II)?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II) 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.