Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Hold You Down: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Makeba Riddick, Cory Rooney & others
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
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Hold You Down written out as piano music: the IV – V – vi – ii loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand running-late chords.
Hold You Down chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | F | V | F A C |
| 3 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 4 | Cm | ii | C Eb 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: jazz walk (walking bass) in the left hand and running-late chords in the right, over the Eb – F – Gm – Cm 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 Hold You Down
Does the sheet music for Hold You Down 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 Hold You Down?
The loop is Eb – F – Gm – Cm (IV – V – vi – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Hold You Down in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hold You Down?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hold You Down 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.