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How to play Ready Set Roll on piano
Written by Chase Rice, Chris Destefano & others
- C major
- 2/2
- 150 BPM
- IV–I–V–vi loop
- 2013
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Ready Set Roll in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – G – Am
How it goes
Ready Set Roll sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIGVAmvi- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Pausing footsteps
How it goes
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 150 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
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Questions about Ready Set Roll
What chords are in Ready Set Roll?
The loop is F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Ready Set Roll in?
C major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Ready Set Roll?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ready Set 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.