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Slip: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Stooshe

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 140 BPM
  • 2013
  • Easy
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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Slip without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand steady chords.

Slip accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – Ab – Eb – Db 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.

Bar 1
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 2
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 3
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 4
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 Db7 Ab6 F6 Db6 Bbb5 Ab5 G5 Gb5
LDb3 Db4 Db3 Db4
Bar 5
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 6
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 7
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 8
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 Db4 Db3 Db4

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 Slip

What are the letter notes for the Slip 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 Bb – Ab – Eb – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Slip?

The loop is Bb – Ab – Eb – Db (I – bVII – IV – bIII) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Slip in?

Bb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Slip?

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

Is Slip 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.