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Lost: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Coldplay

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 68 BPM
  • 2008
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Pumping chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Lost without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand pumping chords.

The intro of Lost in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C → G
RE3+G3 C4 B3 C4 E4 G3+B3 B3 G3+B3 C4 A3
LC2+G2 C3 G2+D3 E3
Bar 2
F → Am7 → Gsus4
RF3 C4 B3 C4 G4 G3+C4 C4 G3+C4 B3 C4
LF2+C3 F3 A2+E3 G2+D3
Bar 3
C → G
RE3+G3 C4 B3 C4 E4 G3+B3 B3 G3+B3 C4 A3
LC2+G2 C3 G2+D3 E3
Bar 4
F → Am7 → G
RF3 C4 B3 C4 G4 G3+C4 G3+B3+D4
LF2+C3 F3 A2+E3 G2+D3

Lost accompaniment in letter notes

The C – G – F – Am7 – Gsus4 – C – G – F – Am7 – G loop with power fifths in the left hand and pumping chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C → G
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LC4+G4 C4+G4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 2
F → Am7 → Gsus4
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LF3+C4 F3+C4 A2+E3 G2+D3
Bar 3
C → G
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LC4+G4 C4+G4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 4
F → Am7 → G
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 G6 E6 C6 A5 Ab5 G5 F#5 F5
LF3+C4 F3+C4 A2+E3 G2+D3
Bar 5
C → G
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LC4+G4 C4+G4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 6
F → Am7 → Gsus4
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LF3+C4 F3+C4 A2+E3 G2+D3
Bar 7
C → G
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LC4+G4 C4+G4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 8
F → Am7 → G
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LF3+C4 F3+C4 A2+E3 G2+D3

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 Lost

What are the letter notes for the Lost 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 C – G – F – Am7 – Gsus4 – C – G – F – Am7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Lost?

The loop is C – G – F – Am7 – Gsus4 – C – G – F – Am7 – G (I – V – IV – vi7 – Vsus4 – I – V – IV – vi7 – V) in C major, and the song ends on Am – G – C.

What key is Lost in?

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

What does the left hand play in Lost?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lost easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 10 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Lost?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.