Piano chords · Rock drive
Roses: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Andre Benjamin & Matt Boykin
- E minor
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
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 Roses without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand slow-down chords.
The catchy part of Roses in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Roses accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – D – D – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Bm7 loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and slow-down chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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.
Play next
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Roses
What are the letter notes for the Roses 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 Em – D – D – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Bm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Roses?
The loop is Em – D – D – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Bm7 (i – VII – VImaj7 – v7 – i – VII) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Roses in?
E minor, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Roses?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Roses easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Roses?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.