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I Shot The Sheriff: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bob Marley
- G minor
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1974
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
I Shot The Sheriff written out as piano music: the i – iv7 – i – iv7 loop in G minor 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 hand-clap chords.
I Shot The Sheriff chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 3 | Cm7 | iv7 | C 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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and hand-clap chords in the right, over the Gm – Gm – Cm7 – Cm7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about I Shot The Sheriff
Does the sheet music for I Shot The Sheriff 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 Shot The Sheriff?
The loop is Gm – Gm – Cm7 – Cm7 (i – iv7 – i – iv7) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is I Shot The Sheriff in?
G minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Shot The Sheriff?
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 I Shot The Sheriff 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.
Can I hear the real melody of I Shot The Sheriff?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.