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That’s Just The Way We Roll: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Jonas Brothers

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 150 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Eager heartbeatRight hand Eager chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany That’s Just The Way We Roll without reading music. The left hand plays eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand eager chords.

That’s Just The Way We Roll accompaniment in letter notes

The D – C – G – D loop with eager heartbeat in the left hand and eager chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 2
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 3
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 4
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 C#4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C#5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 5
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 6
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 7
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 8
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about That’s Just The Way We Roll

What are the letter notes for the That’s Just The Way We Roll piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is D – C – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in That’s Just The Way We Roll?

The loop is D – C – G – D (I5 – bVII5 – IV5 – I5) in D major, and the song ends on C – G – D.

What key is That’s Just The Way We Roll in?

D major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in That’s Just The Way We Roll?

Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is That’s Just The Way We Roll 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.