Piano chords · Rock drive
Tie Your Mother Down: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Brian May
- A major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1976
- Easy
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 Tie Your Mother Down without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand late-knock chords.
Tie Your Mother Down accompaniment in letter notes
The G – D – C – G loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Tie Your Mother Down
What are the letter notes for the Tie Your Mother Down 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 G – D – C – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Tie Your Mother Down?
The loop is G – D – C – G (bVII – IV – bIII – bVII) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Tie Your Mother Down in?
A major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Tie Your Mother Down?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tie Your Mother Down 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.