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Rock The Casbah: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones & others
- C major
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- 1982
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Rock The Casbah written out as piano music: the iii – IV – iii – vi loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand tiptoe chords.
Rock The Casbah chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Em | iii | E G B |
| 2 | F | IV | F A C |
| 3 | Em | iii | E G B |
| 4 | Am | vi | A C E |
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: run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and tiptoe chords in the right, over the Em – F – Em – Am 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 The Casbah
Does the sheet music for Rock The Casbah 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 The Casbah?
The loop is Em – F – Em – Am (iii – IV – iii – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Rock The Casbah in?
C major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Rock The Casbah?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Rock The Casbah 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.