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Rockin' Chair: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 108 BPM
- 1929
- Easy
Rockin' Chair written out as piano music: the V7 – I – iii – iiio loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Rockin' Chair chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Gm | iii | G Bb D |
| 4 | Gdim | iii° | G Bb Db |
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: seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – Gm – Gdim 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 Rockin' Chair
Does the sheet music for Rockin' Chair 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' Chair?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Gm – Gdim (V7 – I – iii – iiio) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab7 – Eb.
What key is Rockin' Chair in?
Eb major, at about 108 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Rockin' Chair?
Seesaw bass: root–fifth 1-5-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Rockin' Chair 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.