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How We Roll: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Alvin And The Chipmunks
- F major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- 2007
- Medium
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How We Roll written out as piano music: the vi – I – II – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand steady chords.
How We Roll chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | G | II | G B D |
| 4 | F | I | F A C |
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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Dm – F – G – F 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 How We Roll
Does the sheet music for How We Roll 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 How We Roll?
The loop is Dm – F – G – F (vi – I – II – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is How We Roll in?
F major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in How We Roll?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How We Roll 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.