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Rock Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Steppenwolf
- F minor
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1968
- Medium
Rock Me written out as piano music: the i – bVII – bVI – bIII loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) and the right hand ticking clock.
Rock Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fm | i | F Ab C |
| 2 | Eb | VII | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Db | VI | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Ab | III | Ab C Eb |
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: lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Fm – Eb – Db – Ab 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 Me
Does the sheet music for Rock Me 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 Me?
The loop is Fm – Eb – Db – Ab (i – bVII – bVI – bIII) in F minor, and the song ends on C – Bb – F.
What key is Rock Me in?
F minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Rock Me?
Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Rock Me 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.