Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Treat Me Rough: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
- C major
- 2/2
- 152 BPM
- vi–ii–V7–I loop
- 1944
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Treat Me Rough without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Treat Me Rough accompaniment in letter notes
The Am – Dm – G7 – C loop with three-step climb in the left hand and hopscotch bells 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 Treat Me Rough
What are the letter notes for the Treat Me Rough 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 Am – Dm – G7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Treat Me Rough?
The loop is Am – Dm – G7 – C (vi – ii – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Treat Me Rough in?
C major, at about 152 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Treat Me Rough?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Treat Me Rough 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.