Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Open Up Your Heart: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Buck Owens
- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–V7–I–I7 loop
- 1966
- Easy
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 Open Up Your Heart without reading music. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Open Up Your Heart accompaniment in letter notes
The G – D7 – G – G7 loop with yo-yo bounce in the left hand and hopscotch bells 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 Open Up Your Heart
What are the letter notes for the Open Up Your Heart 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 G – D7 – G – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Open Up Your Heart?
The loop is G – D7 – G – G7 (I – V7 – I – I7) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.
What key is Open Up Your Heart in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Open Up Your Heart?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Open Up Your Heart 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.