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Alabama Jubilee: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by George Cobb
- C major
- 2/4
- 100 BPM
- 1994
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Alabama Jubilee written out as piano music: the I – III7 – IV – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand polka-hop chords.
Alabama Jubilee 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | E7 | III7 | E G# B D |
| 3 | F | IV | F A C |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and polka-hop chords in the right, over the C – E7 – F – C 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.
Questions about Alabama Jubilee
Does the sheet music for Alabama Jubilee 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 Alabama Jubilee?
The loop is C – E7 – F – C (I – III7 – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is Alabama Jubilee in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Alabama Jubilee?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Alabama Jubilee 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.