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Cadillac Car: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Henry Krieger
- G minor
- 4/4
- 135 BPM
- i–IV–i–IV loop
- 1981
- Medium
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Cadillac Car written out as piano music: the i – IV – i – IV loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays upside-down pulse (root bass · offbeats (&s)) and the right hand gear-shift chords.
Cadillac Car chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 2 | C | IV | C E G |
| 3 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 4 | C | IV | C E G |
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: upside-down pulse (root bass · offbeats (&s)) in the left hand and gear-shift chords in the right, over the Gm – C – Gm – C 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 Cadillac Car
Does the sheet music for Cadillac Car 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 Cadillac Car?
The loop is Gm – C – Gm – C (i – IV – i – IV) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Cadillac Car in?
G minor, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Cadillac Car?
Upside-down pulse: root bass · offbeats (&s), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cadillac Car 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.