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Whiskey: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Maroon 5

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 104 BPM
  • 2017
  • Medium
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Left hand Drowsy heartbeatRight hand Ticking clockChords 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 without reading music. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand ticking clock.

Whiskey accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Eb – G – Bb loop with drowsy heartbeat in the left hand and ticking clock in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RC4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 2
Eb
REb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 3
G
RG4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 4
Bb
RBb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 5
C
RC4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 6
Eb
REb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 7
G
RG4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 8
Bb
RBb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2

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

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

What chords are in Whiskey?

The loop is C – Eb – G – Bb (II – IV – VI – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Whiskey in?

Bb major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Whiskey?

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

Is Whiskey easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.