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That’s Just The Way We Roll: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D major
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
That’s Just The Way We Roll written out as piano music: the I5 – bVII5 – IV5 – I5 loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. 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 chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | C | bVII | C E G |
| 3 | G | IV | G B D |
| 4 | D | I | D 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: eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and eager chords in the right, over the D – C – G – D 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 That’s Just The Way We Roll
Does the sheet music for That’s Just The Way We Roll 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 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.