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Somethin’ ’bout A Truck: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Kip Moore

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 88 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Late-knock chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Somethin’ ’bout A Truck written out as piano music: the IV5 – I5 – V5 – I5 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand late-knock chords.

Somethin’ ’bout A Truck chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FIVF A C
2CIC E G
3GVG B D
4CIC 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the F – 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 Somethin’ ’bout A Truck

Does the sheet music for Somethin’ ’bout A Truck 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 Somethin’ ’bout A Truck?

The loop is F – C – G – C (IV5 – I5 – V5 – I5) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.

What key is Somethin’ ’bout A Truck in?

C major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Somethin’ ’bout A Truck?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Somethin’ ’bout A Truck 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.