Piano chords · Old-time stride
Strike That, Reverse It: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Marc Shaiman
- A major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2010
- Medium
Strike That, Reverse It written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – I – bII loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand pumping chords.
Strike That, Reverse It chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 2 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
| 3 | A | I | A C# E |
| 4 | Bb | bII | Bb D F |
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: boom-chick (boom-chick) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Bm – E7 – A – Bb 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 Strike That, Reverse It
Does the sheet music for Strike That, Reverse It 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 Strike That, Reverse It?
The loop is Bm – E7 – A – Bb (ii – V7 – I – bII) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Strike That, Reverse It in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Strike That, Reverse It?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Strike That, Reverse It 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.