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Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Aimee Mayo, Hillary Lindsey & others
- E major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- I–v–IV–I loop
- 2002
- Medium
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Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus written out as piano music: the I – v – IV – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand pumping chords.
Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | Bm | v | B D F# |
| 3 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 4 | E | I | E G# B |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the E – Bm – A – E chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus
Does the sheet music for Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus?
The loop is E – Bm – A – E (I – v – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus in?
E major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.