Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Jump Shout Boogie on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 152 BPM
- 1976
- Medium
Learn Jump Shout Boogie in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab7 – F7 – Ab7 – G7
Jump Shout Boogie sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Ab7bVI7F7IV7Ab7bVI7G7V7- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 152 BPM
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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Jump Shout Boogie
What chords are in Jump Shout Boogie?
The loop is Ab7 – F7 – Ab7 – G7 (bVI7 – IV7 – bVI7 – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Jump Shout Boogie in?
C major, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Jump Shout Boogie?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Jump Shout Boogie easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.