Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
All Shook Up: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- I–IV–V7–I loop
- 1957
- Easy
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 All Shook Up without reading music. The left hand plays rock’n’roll climb (broken chord 1-3-5-6) and the right hand offbeat skank.
The intro of All Shook Up in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
All Shook Up accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Eb – F7 – Bb loop with rock’n’roll climb in the left hand and offbeat skank 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 All Shook Up
What are the letter notes for the All Shook Up 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 Bb – Eb – F7 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in All Shook Up?
The loop is Bb – Eb – F7 – Bb (I – IV – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F7 – Bb.
What key is All Shook Up in?
Bb major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in All Shook Up?
Rock’n’roll climb: broken chord 1-3-5-6, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All Shook Up 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.
Can I hear the real melody of All Shook Up?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.