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Good Rockin’ Tonight: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Elvis Presley

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 140 BPM
  • 1948
  • Easy
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Left hand Little stepsRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

Good Rockin’ Tonight written out as piano music: the I – V7 – I – IV7 loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.

Good Rockin’ Tonight 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EIE G# B
2B7V7B D# F# A
3EIE G# B
4A7IV7A 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: little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the E – B7 – E – A7 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 Good Rockin’ Tonight

Does the sheet music for Good Rockin’ Tonight 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 Good Rockin’ Tonight?

The loop is E – B7 – E – A7 (I – V7 – I – IV7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Good Rockin’ Tonight in?

E major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Good Rockin’ Tonight?

Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Good Rockin’ Tonight 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.