Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play The House Is Rockin’ on piano
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- B major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
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Learn The House Is Rockin’ in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B7 – F#7 – B7 – E7
How it goes
The House Is Rockin’ sits in B major: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B7 is B, D#, F# and A; F#7 is F#, A#, C# and E; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
B7I7F#7V7B7I7E7IV7- B7B · D# · F# · A
- F#7F# · A# · C# · E
- E7E · G# · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: E – F# – B
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EF#B- EE · G# · B
- F#F# · A# · C#
- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about The House Is Rockin’
What chords are in The House Is Rockin’?
The loop is B7 – F#7 – B7 – E7 (I7 – V7 – I7 – IV7) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is The House Is Rockin’ in?
B major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The House Is Rockin’?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The House Is Rockin’ 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.