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Rodeo Drive (from Pretty Woman: The Musical): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance

  • F# minor
  • 4/4
  • 130 BPM
  • 2018
  • Easy
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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Shy chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Rodeo Drive (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) written out as piano music: the I5 – #IV – IVsus – IV loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand shy chords.

Rodeo Drive (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1F#IF# A# C#
2C#IVC E G
3Bsus4IVsus4B E F#
4BIVB D# F#

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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and shy chords in the right, over the F# – C – Bsus4 – B 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 Rodeo Drive (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)

Does the sheet music for Rodeo Drive (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) 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 Rodeo Drive (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)?

The loop is F# – C – Bsus4 – B (I5 – #IV – IVsus – IV) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Rodeo Drive (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) in?

F# minor, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Rodeo Drive (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rodeo Drive (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) 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.