Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Keep A-Knockin': piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–V–I–V loop
- 1957
- Medium
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Keep A-Knockin' written out as piano music: the I – V – I – V loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5) and the right hand ticking clock.
Keep A-Knockin' 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | D | V | D F# A |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | D | V | D F# A |
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: doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the G – D – G – D 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 Keep A-Knockin'
Does the sheet music for Keep A-Knockin' 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 Keep A-Knockin'?
The loop is G – D – G – D (I – V – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.
What key is Keep A-Knockin' in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Keep A-Knockin'?
Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Keep A-Knockin' 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.