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We Won’t Be Shaken: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jason Roy, Jonathan Smith & others
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 79 BPM
- 2013
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
We Won’t Be Shaken written out as piano music: the vi – Vsus – I – IV loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
We Won’t Be Shaken chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 2 | Fsus4 | Vsus4 | F Bb C |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
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: hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the Gm – Fsus4 – Bb – Eb 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 We Won’t Be Shaken
Does the sheet music for We Won’t Be Shaken 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 We Won’t Be Shaken?
The loop is Gm – Fsus4 – Bb – Eb (vi – Vsus – I – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – Eb – Bb.
What key is We Won’t Be Shaken in?
Bb major, at about 79 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We Won’t Be Shaken?
Hiccup heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Won’t Be Shaken 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.