Stephen Foster (1826–1864) · C major · 4/4 · 132 BPM · 16 bars · Folk & traditional
Oh Susanna sits in Folk & traditional, written in C major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 132 BPM.
CG7F
C
G7
F
| Verse | C | · | · | G7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | C | · | · | G7 / C |
| Chorus | F | G7 | C / G7 | C |
| 4 | · | · | G7 | C |
A march in four. The verse holds C for three bars at a time with a bar of G7 between; the chorus opens on F, so come in a little louder there. Verse and chorus are eight bars each, so one pass is one verse and its refrain.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major · Written in this key | C · G7 · C · G7 · C · F · G7 · C · G7 · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D · A7 · D · G · A7 · D · A7 · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E · B7 · E · A · B7 · E · B7 · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F · C7 · F · Bb · C7 · F · C7 · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# · B · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major | G · D7 · G · D7 · G · C · D7 · G · D7 · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · E7 · A · D · E7 · A · E7 · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B · E · F#7 · B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B |
Published in 1848. Foster died in 1864, so on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1934. The 1848 publication and his dates (1826–1864) were checked by search.
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