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Restart: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Sam Smith
- F minor
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- bVI–bVII–i–bVI loop
- 2014
- 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 Restart without reading music. The left hand plays rush-and-step pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Restart accompaniment in letter notes
The Db – Eb – Fm – Db loop with rush-and-step pulse in the left hand and hopscotch chords 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 Restart
What are the letter notes for the Restart 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 Db – Eb – Fm – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Restart?
The loop is Db – Eb – Fm – Db (bVI – bVII – i – bVI) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Restart in?
F minor, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Restart?
Rush-and-step pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Restart 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.