Rockin’: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Abel Tesfaye, Max Martin & others

C major
4/4
116 BPM
2016
Medium

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Rockin’ written out as piano music: the vi – ii – 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 groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) and the right hand neon flicker.

Rockin’ 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	Am	vi	A C E
2	Dm	ii	D F A
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: groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) in the left hand and neon flicker in the right, over the Am – Dm – 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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The same left hand: Groovy roots

About this pattern

Questions about Rockin’

Does the sheet music for Rockin’ 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 Rockin’?

The loop is Am – Dm – Em – Am (vi – ii – iii – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Rockin’ in?

C major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Rockin’?

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

Is Rockin’ 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.