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Stand Up: piano accompaniment sheet music

By The Cheetah Girls

  • D minor
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 2008
  • Easy
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Left hand Push and landRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

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Stand Up written out as piano music: the iv – bVII – V – i loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand offbeat skank.

Stand Up chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GmivG Bb D
2CVIIC E G
3AVA C# E
4DmiD 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: push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the Gm – C – A – Dm 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 Stand Up

Does the sheet music for Stand Up 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 Stand Up?

The loop is Gm – C – A – Dm (iv – bVII – V – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Stand Up in?

D minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Stand Up?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Stand Up 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.