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Race With The Devil: piano accompaniment sheet music
Artist unknown
- F major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1956
- Easy
Race With The Devil written out as piano music: the V – I – I7 – io loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays freeze-tag footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&) and the right hand knock-knock chords.
Race With The Devil chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | C | V | C E G |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | F7 | I7 | F A C Eb |
| 4 | Fdim | i° | F Ab Cb |
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: freeze-tag footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&) in the left hand and knock-knock chords in the right, over the C – F – F7 – Fdim 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 Race With The Devil
Does the sheet music for Race With The Devil 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 Race With The Devil?
The loop is C – F – F7 – Fdim (V – I – I7 – io) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Race With The Devil in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Race With The Devil?
Freeze-tag footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Race With The Devil easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.