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I'm A Riser: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Dierks Bentley

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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

I'm A Riser written out as piano music: the vi – I – V – IV loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand offbeat skank.

I'm A Riser chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmviA C E
2CIC E G
3GVG B D
4FIVF 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the Am – C – 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 I'm A Riser

Does the sheet music for I'm A Riser 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'm A Riser?

The loop is Am – C – G – F (vi – I – V – IV) in C major, and the song ends on Am – G – C.

What key is I'm A Riser in?

C major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I'm A Riser?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I'm A Riser 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.