Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Whiskey Rock-A-Roller: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Edward King, Ronnie Van Zant & others
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–bVII–IV–I loop
- 1975
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
Whiskey Rock-A-Roller written out as piano music: the I – bVII – IV – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.
Whiskey Rock-A-Roller chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | C | bVII | C E G |
| 3 | G | IV | G B D |
| 4 | D | I | D F# A |
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: jazz walk (walking bass) in the left hand and trotting-sleigh chords in the right, over the D – C – G – D 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 Whiskey Rock-A-Roller
Does the sheet music for Whiskey Rock-A-Roller 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 Whiskey Rock-A-Roller?
The loop is D – C – G – D (I – bVII – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.
What key is Whiskey Rock-A-Roller in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Whiskey Rock-A-Roller?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Whiskey Rock-A-Roller easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.