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It's Still Rock And Roll To Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Billy Joel
- C major
- 4/4
- 146 BPM
- 1980
- Medium
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It's Still Rock And Roll To Me written out as piano music: the i – iii – i7 – IV – vi – V – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand tap-and-nudge.
It's Still Rock And Roll To Me 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 1 | Em | iii | E G B |
| 2 | Cm7 | i7 | C Eb G Bb |
| 2 | F | IV | F A C |
| 3 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 3 | G | V | G B D |
| 4 | C | I | C E 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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and tap-and-nudge in the right, over the Cm – Em – Cm7 – F – Am – G – C 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 It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
Does the sheet music for It's Still Rock And Roll To Me 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 It's Still Rock And Roll To Me?
The loop is Cm – Em – Cm7 – F – Am – G – C (i – iii – i7 – IV – vi – V – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is It's Still Rock And Roll To Me in?
C major, at about 146 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It's Still Rock And Roll To Me?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It's Still Rock And Roll To Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of It's Still Rock And Roll To Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.