Piano chords · Bossa beach
I Play the Road: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette & others
- G major
- 2/2
- 150 BPM
- V–I–IV–I loop
- 2010
- Medium
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I Play the Road written out as piano music: the V – I – IV – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bounce-back seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-1) and the right hand falling leaves.
I Play the Road 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 | D | V | D F# A |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | C | IV | C E G |
| 4 | G | I | G B D |
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: bounce-back seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-1) in the left hand and falling leaves in the right, over the D – G – C – G 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 I Play the Road
Does the sheet music for I Play the Road 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 I Play the Road?
The loop is D – G – C – G (V – I – IV – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – Cm – G.
What key is I Play the Road in?
G major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Play the Road?
Bounce-back seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Play the Road 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.