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Squeeze Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Thomas "Fats" Waller

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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Squeeze Me without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.

Squeeze Me accompaniment in letter notes

The E7 – A7 – D7 – G loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
E7
RG#4+B4+D5+E5 G#4+B4+D5+E5 G#4+B4+D5+E5
LG#2+D3 G#2+E3 G#2+D3 G#2+E3
Bar 2
A7
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LC#3+G3 C#3+A3 C#3+G3 C#3+A3
Bar 3
D7
RF#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LF#2+C3 F#2+D3 F#2+C3 F#2+D3
Bar 4
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4 B4 D5 E5 D5 B4 Bb4 G4
LB2+F3 B2+G3 B2+F3 B2+G3
Bar 5
E7
RG#4+B4+D5+E5 G#4+B4+D5+E5 G#4+B4+D5+E5
LG#2+D3 G#2+E3 G#2+D3 G#2+E3
Bar 6
A7
RC#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4 C#4+E4+G4+A4
LC#3+G3 C#3+A3 C#3+G3 C#3+A3
Bar 7
D7
RF#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LF#2+C3 F#2+D3 F#2+C3 F#2+D3
Bar 8
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5 B4+D5+F5+G5
LB2+F3 B2+G3 B2+F3 B2+G3

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 Squeeze Me

What are the letter notes for the Squeeze Me 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 E7 – A7 – D7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Squeeze Me?

The loop is E7 – A7 – D7 – G (VI7 – II7 – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.

What key is Squeeze Me in?

G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Squeeze Me?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Squeeze Me 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.