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Tie Your Mother Down: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Brian May
- A major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1976
- Easy
Tie Your Mother Down written out as piano music: the bVII – IV – bIII – bVII loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand late-knock chords.
Tie Your Mother Down 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 | G | bVII | G B D |
| 2 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 3 | C | bIII | C E G |
| 4 | G | bVII | G B D |
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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the G – D – C – G 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 Tie Your Mother Down
Does the sheet music for Tie Your Mother Down 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 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.