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Shut Up And Drive: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- D major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- Medium
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Shut Up And Drive written out as piano music: the I5 – IV5 – bVII5 – I5 loop in D 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 hurrying chords.
Shut Up And Drive chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | G | IV | G B D |
| 3 | C | bVII | C E G |
| 4 | D | I | D F# A |
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 hurrying chords in the right, over the D – G – C – D 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: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Shut Up And Drive
Does the sheet music for Shut Up And Drive 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 Shut Up And Drive?
The loop is D – G – C – D (I5 – IV5 – bVII5 – I5) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Shut Up And Drive in?
D major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Shut Up And Drive?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Shut Up And Drive 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.