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How to play Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat on piano
- A minor
- 2/2
- 90 BPM
- 1950
- Easy
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Learn Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C7 – F – Fm – C
How it goes
Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; Fm is F, Ab and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7III7FVIFmviCIII- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- FmF · Ab · C
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Sleepy heartbeat
How it goes
One long note, then a soft double tap in the second half. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 314 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: F – G – Am
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
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Questions about Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat
What chords are in Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat?
The loop is C7 – F – Fm – C (bIII7 – bVI – bvi – bIII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat in?
A minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat?
Sleepy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat 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.