Oh Susanna

Stephen Foster (1826–1864) · C major · 4/4 · 132 BPM · 16 bars · Folk & traditional

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Oh Susanna sits in Folk & traditional, written in C major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 132 BPM.

Chords in this song

CG7F

C

G7

F

Chord chart

Chord chart
VerseC·G7·
2C·G7C
ChorusF·C·
4·G7C·

How to sing it

A march in four, two bars on most chords. The chorus is the F; come in a little louder there. Verse and chorus are eight bars each, so one pass is one verse and its refrain.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C major · Written in this keyC · G7 · C · G7 · C · F · C · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · A7 · D · A7 · D · G · D · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · B7 · E · B7 · E · A · E · B7 · E
F majorF · C7 · F · C7 · F · Bb · F · C7 · F
F# majorF# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F#
G majorG · D7 · G · D7 · G · C · G · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab
A majorA · E7 · A · E7 · A · D · A · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · F#7 · B · F#7 · B · E · B · F#7 · B

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Why this song is free to play

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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