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Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- C major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- Medium
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Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’ written out as piano music: the I – bVII5 – VII5 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand lingering chords.
Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’ chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Bb | bVII | Bb D F |
| 3 | B | VII | B D# F# |
| 4 | C | I | 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and lingering chords in the right, over the C – Bb – B – 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 Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’
Does the sheet music for Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’ 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 Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’?
The loop is C – Bb – B – C (I – bVII5 – VII5 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’ in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’ 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.