Highway Song: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Blackfoot

G major
4/4
136 BPM
1979
Easy

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Highway Song written out as piano music: the Vsus – IV – V – vi loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand wobbly chords.

Highway Song chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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	Dsus4	Vsus4	D G A
2	C	IV	C E G
3	D	V	D F# A
4	Em	vi	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: push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and wobbly chords in the right, over the Dsus4 – C – D – Em 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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The same left hand: Push and land

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Questions about Highway Song

Does the sheet music for Highway Song 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 Highway Song?

The loop is Dsus4 – C – D – Em (Vsus – IV – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Highway Song in?

G major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Highway Song?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Highway Song 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.