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Rise Up: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Cassandra Batie & Jennifer Decilveo

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 58 BPM
  • 2015
  • Medium
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Left hand Drowsy heartbeatRight hand Deep-breath chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Rise Up without reading music. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand deep-breath chords.

The main tune of Rise Up 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.

Bar 1
C
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 G4 E4 C4+E4+A4 G4 B3+D4+G4
LC3
Bar 2
G
RB3+D4+G4 G4 B3+D4+G4 G4 D4+G4 A4 D4+G4+C5 C5 E4+A4+C5
LG2
Bar 3
Am
RE4+A4+C5 G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+A4 G4 G4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+G4
LA2
Bar 4
F
RF3+A3+D4 C4 F3+A3+E4 D4 F3+A3+C4 A3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 G4 G4+C5+E5
LF2

Rise Up accompaniment in letter notes

The C – G – Am – F loop with drowsy heartbeat in the left hand and deep-breath chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 2
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 3
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2
Bar 4
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 6
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 7
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2
Bar 8
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2

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 Rise Up

What are the letter notes for the Rise Up 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 C – G – Am – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Rise Up?

The loop is C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Rise Up in?

C major, at about 58 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Rise Up?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rise Up 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Rise Up?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

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