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Rock This Town: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 140 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Rock This Town without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand offbeat skank.

Rock This Town accompaniment in letter notes

The A7 – D – D7 – G7 loop with jazz walk in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A7
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LA2 B2 C3 C#3
Bar 2
D
RF#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LD2 E2 F2 F#2
Bar 3
D7
RF#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LD2 E2 F2 F#2
Bar 4
G7
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4 B4 D5 E5 D5 B4 Bb4 G4
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 5
A7
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LA2 B2 C3 C#3
Bar 6
D
RF#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LD2 E2 F2 F#2
Bar 7
D7
RF#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LD2 E2 F2 F#2
Bar 8
G7
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Rock This Town

What are the letter notes for the Rock This Town piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is A7 – D – D7 – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Rock This Town?

The loop is A7 – D – D7 – G7 (V7 – I – I7 – IV7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Rock This Town in?

D major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Rock This Town?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rock This Town 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.