Super Simple Chords

Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

Play: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Rascal Flatts

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Left hand Bubbly heartbeatRight hand Pop stabsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – IV loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bubbly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand pop stabs.

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The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AbIAb C Eb
2DbIVDb F Ab
3AbIAb C Eb
4DbIVDb F Ab

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: bubbly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Ab – Db – Ab – Db chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about Play

Does the sheet music for Play have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Play?

The loop is Ab – Db – Ab – Db (I – IV – I – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Play in?

Ab major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Play?

Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Play easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

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