Piano chords · Old-time stride
The Game: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Adler & Ross
- A major
- 2/4
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1955
- Medium
The Game written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) and the right hand sleigh bells.
The Game 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 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
| 2 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
| 4 | A | I | A C# E |
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: brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) in the left hand and sleigh bells in the right, over the E7 – A – E7 – A 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 The Game
Does the sheet music for The Game 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 The Game?
The loop is E7 – A – E7 – A (V7 – I – V7 – I) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – E – A.
What key is The Game in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in The Game?
Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Game 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.