Piano chords · Rock drive
Poker Face: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Lady Gaga
- A minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
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 Poker Face without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand ticking clock.
The intro of Poker Face 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.
Poker Face accompaniment in letter notes
The Am – F – G – Am – F – G loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and ticking clock 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 Poker Face
What are the letter notes for the Poker Face 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 Am – F – G – Am – F – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Poker Face?
The loop is Am – F – G – Am – F – G (i – VI – VII – i – VI – VII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Poker Face in?
A minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Poker Face?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Poker Face easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Poker Face?
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.