Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Solid Gold: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Michael K. Miller
- Db major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- 1980
- 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 Solid Gold without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Solid Gold accompaniment in letter notes
The Bbm – F – Bbm – Eb loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand. 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.
Questions about Solid Gold
What are the letter notes for the Solid Gold 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 Bbm – F – Bbm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Solid Gold?
The loop is Bbm – F – Bbm – Eb (vi – III – vi – II) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is Solid Gold in?
Db major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Solid Gold?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Solid Gold 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.