Piano chords · Old-time stride
Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Herman Darewski
- Eb major
- 2/4
- 100 BPM
- I–ii–V7–I loop
- Medium
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Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers written out as piano music: the I – ii – V7 – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) and the right hand sleigh bells.
Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
| 3 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) in the left hand and sleigh bells in the right, over the Eb – Fm – Bb7 – Eb chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers
Does the sheet music for Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers?
The loop is Eb – Fm – Bb7 – Eb (I – ii – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers?
Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers 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.