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Off The Chain: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Timothy Price, Antonina Armato & others

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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Bouncy-ball chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Off The Chain without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand bouncy-ball chords.

Off The Chain accompaniment in letter notes

The F – G – Am – C loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and bouncy-ball chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 2
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 3
Am
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA2 A3 A2 A3 A2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 4
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 C7 G6 E6 C6 A5 Ab5 G5 F#5
LC3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 5
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 6
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 7
Am
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA2 A3 A2 A3 A2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 8
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4

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 Off The Chain

What are the letter notes for the Off The Chain 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 F – G – Am – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Off The Chain?

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

What key is Off The Chain in?

C major, at about 133 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Off The Chain?

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

Is Off The Chain 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.