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Stick To The Status Quo: piano accompaniment sheet music

By High School Musical

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2005
  • Easy
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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Skipping-stone chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Stick To The Status Quo written out as piano music: the I7 – bVII7 – VII7 – I7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.

Stick To The Status Quo chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Eb7I7Eb G Bb Db
2Db7bVII7Db F Ab Cb
3D7VII7D F# A C
4Eb7I7Eb G Bb Db

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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right, over the Eb7 – Db7 – D7 – Eb7 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 Stick To The Status Quo

Does the sheet music for Stick To The Status Quo 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 Stick To The Status Quo?

The loop is Eb7 – Db7 – D7 – Eb7 (I7 – bVII7 – VII7 – I7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Stick To The Status Quo in?

Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Stick To The Status Quo?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Stick To The Status Quo 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.