Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Old Time Rock & Roll: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
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- G major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 1983
- Medium
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Old Time Rock & Roll without reading music. The left hand plays rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
The repeating figure of Old Time Rock & Roll in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Old Time Rock & Roll accompaniment in letter notes
The C – C – C – D loop with rock’n’roll rocker in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Old Time Rock & Roll
What are the letter notes for the Old Time Rock & Roll piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is C – C – C – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Old Time Rock & Roll?
The loop is C – C – C – D (IV – V – IV – V) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.
What key is Old Time Rock & Roll in?
G major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Old Time Rock & Roll?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Old Time Rock & Roll 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 Old Time Rock & Roll?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure 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.