Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid on piano
Written by Lester Young
- F major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–I7–IV7–I loop
- 1953
- Medium
Learn Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – F7 – Bb7 – F
Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIF7I7Bb7IV7FI- FF · A · C
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
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: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Gm – C7 – F
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
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Questions about Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid
What chords are in Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid?
The loop is F – F7 – Bb7 – F (I – I7 – IV7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid?
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 Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.