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Perfect Places: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Lorde
- E major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- IV–I–V–IV loop
- 2017
- Easy
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 Perfect Places without reading music. The left hand plays butterfly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand pop stabs.
Perfect Places accompaniment in letter notes
The A – E – B – A loop with butterfly heartbeat in the left hand and pop stabs 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–V–IV loop
The same left hand: Butterfly heartbeat
Questions about Perfect Places
What are the letter notes for the Perfect Places 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 – E – B – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Perfect Places?
The loop is A – E – B – A (IV – I – V – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Perfect Places in?
E major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Perfect Places?
Butterfly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Perfect Places 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.