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How to play Sugar Foot Stomp on piano
By Fletcher Henderson
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1926
- Medium
Learn Sugar Foot Stomp in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb7 – Eb7 – Bb – Bb7
Sugar Foot Stomp sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7I7Eb7IV7BbIBb7I7- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Bb – F7 – Bb
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbF7Bb- F7F · A · C · Eb
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Questions about Sugar Foot Stomp
What chords are in Sugar Foot Stomp?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb7 – Bb – Bb7 (I7 – IV7 – I – I7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.
What key is Sugar Foot Stomp in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Sugar Foot Stomp?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sugar Foot Stomp 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.