Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The Way We Make A Broken Heart: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by John Hiatt
- G major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- V–I–IV–V loop
- 1993
- 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 Way We Make A Broken Heart without reading music. The left hand plays take-off climb (broken chord 1-1-3-5) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
The Way We Make A Broken Heart accompaniment in letter notes
The D – G – C – D loop with take-off climb in the left hand and freeze-tag 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 Way We Make A Broken Heart
What are the letter notes for the The Way We Make A Broken Heart 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 D – G – C – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Way We Make A Broken Heart?
The loop is D – G – C – D (V – I – IV – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is The Way We Make A Broken Heart in?
G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Way We Make A Broken Heart?
Take-off climb: broken chord 1-1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Way We Make A Broken Heart 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.