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Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat: piano accompaniment sheet music
- A minor
- 2/2
- 90 BPM
- 1950
- Easy
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Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat written out as piano music: the bIII7 – bVI – bvi – bIII loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays sleepy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C7 | III7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | F | VI | F A C |
| 3 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 4 | C | III | 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: sleepy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the C7 – F – Fm – 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 Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat
Does the sheet music for Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat 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 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.