Piano chords · Rock drive
Then: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Brad Paisley
- C major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Then written out as piano music: the Vsus – vi – IVsus – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand pumping chords.
Then chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Gsus4 | Vsus4 | G C D |
| 2 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 3 | Fsus4 | IVsus4 | F Bb C |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
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: rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Gsus4 – Am – Fsus4 – C 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 Then
Does the sheet music for Then 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 Then?
The loop is Gsus4 – Am – Fsus4 – C (Vsus – vi – IVsus – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Then in?
C major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Then?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Then 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.