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Rock You Like A Hurricane: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • E minor
  • 4/4
  • 124 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Bouncy-ball chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Rock You Like A Hurricane written out as piano music: the I5 – bIII5 – IV5 – bVI5 loop in E minor 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 bouncy-ball chords.

Rock You Like A Hurricane chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EIE G# B
2GIIIG B D
3AIVA C# E
4CVIC 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 and bouncy-ball chords in the right, over the E – G – A – 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 You Like A Hurricane

Does the sheet music for Rock You Like A Hurricane 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 You Like A Hurricane?

The loop is E – G – A – C (I5 – bIII5 – IV5 – bVI5) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is Rock You Like A Hurricane in?

E minor, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Rock You Like A Hurricane?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rock You Like A Hurricane 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.