Piano chords · Old-time stride
King Porter Stomp: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- I–IV–iv–I loop
- 1924
- 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 King Porter Stomp without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand steady chords.
King Porter Stomp accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Db – Dbm – Ab loop with stride jumps in the left hand and steady chords 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 King Porter Stomp
What are the letter notes for the King Porter Stomp 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 Ab – Db – Dbm – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in King Porter Stomp?
The loop is Ab – Db – Dbm – Ab (I – IV – iv – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is King Porter Stomp in?
Ab major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in King Porter Stomp?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is King Porter Stomp 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.