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Walk This Way: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Steven Tyler & Joe Perry

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 108 BPM
  • 1975
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Pop stabsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Walk This Way written out as piano music: the I – V – vi – IV loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand pop stabs.

Walk This Way 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIC E G
2GVG B D
3AmviA C E
4FIVF A C

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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the C – G – Am – F 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 Walk This Way

Does the sheet music for Walk This Way 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 Walk This Way?

The loop is C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Walk This Way in?

C major, at about 108 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Walk This Way?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Walk This Way 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.