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Live Like Horses: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Pausing chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Live Like Horses without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand pausing chords.

Live Like Horses accompaniment in letter notes

The A – G – A – G loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and pausing chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 2
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 3
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 4
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B6 G6 D6 B5 Ab5 G5 F#5 F5
LG2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 5
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 6
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 7
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 8
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G3

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 Live Like Horses

What are the letter notes for the Live Like Horses 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 A – G – A – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Live Like Horses?

The loop is A – G – A – G (V – IV – V – IV) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is Live Like Horses in?

D major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Live Like Horses?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Live Like Horses 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.