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The Heather On The Hill: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 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 The Heather On The Hill without reading music. The left hand plays hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.
The repeating figure of The Heather On The Hill 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.
The Heather On The Hill accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Eb7 – Ab – C7 – Fm7 – C7 – Ab loop with hopscotch steps 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.
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Questions about The Heather On The Hill
What are the letter notes for the The Heather On The Hill 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 Eb – Eb7 – Ab – C7 – Fm7 – C7 – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Heather On The Hill?
The loop is Eb – Eb7 – Ab – C7 – Fm7 – C7 – Ab (I – I7 – IV – VI7 – ii7 – VI7 – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is The Heather On The Hill in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Heather On The Hill?
Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Heather On The Hill easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of The Heather On The Hill?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure 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.