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Her Strut: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bob Seger
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1980
- Medium
Her Strut written out as piano music: the I5 – bVII – II5 – I5 loop in Eb 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 sings the tune.
Her Strut chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Db | bVII | Db F Ab |
| 3 | F | II | F A C |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
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, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Eb – Db – F – Eb 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 Her Strut
Does the sheet music for Her Strut 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 Her Strut?
The loop is Eb – Db – F – Eb (I5 – bVII – II5 – I5) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Her Strut in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Her Strut?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Her Strut 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.