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Rough & Ready: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Trace Adkins
- A major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2003
- Easy
Rough & Ready written out as piano music: the I7 – bIII – I7 – bIII loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.
Rough & Ready chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A7 | I7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | C | bIII | C E G |
| 3 | A7 | I7 | A C# E G |
| 4 | C | bIII | C 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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right, over the A7 – C – A7 – 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 Rough & Ready
Does the sheet music for Rough & Ready 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 Rough & Ready?
The loop is A7 – C – A7 – C (I7 – bIII – I7 – bIII) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Rough & Ready in?
A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Rough & Ready?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Rough & Ready 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.