Piano chords · Rock drive
Up Where We Belong: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
- D major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- I–IV–V–IV loop
- 1982
- 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 Up Where We Belong without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand soft chords.
Up Where We Belong accompaniment in letter notes
The D – G – A – G loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and soft 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 I–IV–V–IV loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Up Where We Belong
What are the letter notes for the Up Where We Belong 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 – A – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Up Where We Belong?
The loop is D – G – A – G (I – IV – V – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – Gm – D.
What key is Up Where We Belong in?
D major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Up Where We Belong?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Up Where We Belong 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.