Piano chords · Rock drive
That’s What I Like: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence & others
- C major
- 2/2
- 134 BPM
- 2016
- Easy
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 That’s What I Like without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand steady chords.
That’s What I Like accompaniment in letter notes
The C – Dm – F – Em 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 That’s What I Like
What are the letter notes for the That’s What I Like 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 – Dm – F – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in That’s What I Like?
The loop is C – Dm – F – Em (I – ii – IV – iii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is That’s What I Like in?
C major, at about 134 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in That’s What I Like?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is That’s What I Like 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.