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Whiskey Lullaby: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Drowsy heartbeatRight hand Bouncy-ball chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Whiskey Lullaby without reading music. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand bouncy-ball chords.

Whiskey Lullaby accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Bm – G – Bm loop with drowsy heartbeat in the left hand and bouncy-ball chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 2
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 B3 B2
Bar 3
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 4
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 C#4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C#5
LB2 B3 B2
Bar 5
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 6
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 B3 B2
Bar 7
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 8
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 B3 B2

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 Whiskey Lullaby

What are the letter notes for the Whiskey Lullaby 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 G – Bm – G – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Whiskey Lullaby?

The loop is G – Bm – G – Bm (IV – vi – IV – vi) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Whiskey Lullaby in?

D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Whiskey Lullaby?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Whiskey Lullaby 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.