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Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Gary Glitter
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1972
- Medium
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Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song) written out as piano music: the I – bVII – IV – V loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths), and the right hand sings the tune.
Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song) 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Eb | bVII | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 4 | C | V | 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the F – Eb – Bb – 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.
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Questions about Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song)
Does the sheet music for Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song) 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 Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song)?
The loop is F – Eb – Bb – C (I – bVII – IV – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song) in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song)?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song) 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.