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Shine: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1994
  • Medium
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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Ticking clockChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Shine without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand ticking clock.

The catchy part of Shine 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 C4 C4 E4 F4 G4 C4 C4+F4
LC2 C2 C3 C2 C2 C3
Bar 2
F
RF4 F4 C4+A4 C4+Bb4 C4+C5 C4 C4+E4
LC2 C2 C3 C2 C2 C3
Bar 3
C
RE4 E4 E4 D4 D4 C4 C4
LC2 C2 C3 C2 C2 C3
Bar 4
F
RC4+F4 C4+E4 C4 D4 Bb3+C4
LF2 F2 E2 C2 D2 Bb1

Shine accompaniment in letter notes

The C – F – C – F 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.

Bar 1
C
RC4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4
LC3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 2
F
RF4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4
LF2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 3
C
RC4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4
LC3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 4
F
RF4 F4 F4 A6 F6 C6 A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5
LF2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 5
C
RC4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4
LC3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 6
F
RF4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4
LF2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 7
C
RC4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4
LC3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 8
F
RF4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4
LF2 F3 F2 F3

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 Shine

What are the letter notes for the Shine 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 – F – C – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Shine?

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

What key is Shine in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Shine?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Shine 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 Shine?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.