Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Susie-Q: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
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- Eb major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- 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 Susie-Q without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
Susie-Q accompaniment in letter notes
The C – Eb – Ab7 – Eb loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and sleep-in 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.
Questions about Susie-Q
What are the letter notes for the Susie-Q 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 C – Eb – Ab7 – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Susie-Q?
The loop is C – Eb – Ab7 – Eb (VI – I – IV7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Susie-Q in?
Eb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Susie-Q?
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 Susie-Q 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.