Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Grandpa’s Gonna Sue The Pants Offa Santa on piano
Written by Rita Abrams, Elmo Shropshire & others
- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1992
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Grandpa’s Gonna Sue The Pants Offa Santa in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – Fb7 – Bm – Fb7
How it goes
Grandpa’s Gonna Sue The Pants Offa Santa sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; Fb7 is Fb, Ab, Cb and Ebb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviiFb7III7BmviiFb7III7- BmB · D · F#
- Fb7Fb · Ab · Cb · Ebb
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: C – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CG7C- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
Questions about Grandpa’s Gonna Sue The Pants Offa Santa
What chords are in Grandpa’s Gonna Sue The Pants Offa Santa?
The loop is Bm – Fb7 – Bm – Fb7 (vii – III7 – vii – III7) in C minor, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is Grandpa’s Gonna Sue The Pants Offa Santa in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Grandpa’s Gonna Sue The Pants Offa Santa?
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 Grandpa’s Gonna Sue The Pants Offa Santa 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.