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Steady As We Go: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Medium
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Steady As We Go written out as piano music: the bVII – IVsus – IV – IVsus loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand clockwork chords.
Steady As We Go chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Ab | bVII | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Ebsus4 | IVsus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
| 3 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Ebsus4 | IVsus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and clockwork chords in the right, over the Ab – Ebsus4 – Eb – Ebsus4 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 Steady As We Go
Does the sheet music for Steady As We Go 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 Steady As We Go?
The loop is Ab – Ebsus4 – Eb – Ebsus4 (bVII – IVsus – IV – IVsus) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Steady As We Go in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Steady As We Go?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Steady As We Go 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.