Piano chords · Old-time stride
Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 2/4
- 126 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 1996
- Medium
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Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – IV loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)) and the right hand marching chords.
Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | C | IV | C E G |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | C | IV | 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: ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the G – C – G – 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 Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door
Does the sheet music for Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door 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 Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door?
The loop is G – C – G – C (I – IV – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door in?
G major, at about 126 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door?
Ragtime bounce: boom-chick (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.