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S&M: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
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- E minor
- 4/4
- 127 BPM
- 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 S&M without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand steady chords.
S&M accompaniment in letter notes
The E – A – C – D loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and steady 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about S&M
What are the letter notes for the S&M 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 E – A – C – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in S&M?
The loop is E – A – C – D (I5 – IV5 – bVI5 – bVII5) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is S&M in?
E minor, at about 127 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in S&M?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is S&M 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.