Blue Suede Shoes is the classic rockabilly hit by Elvis Presley. In this Blue Suede Shoes piano tutorial you will learn the chords, the bopping piano accompaniment and even an improvised solo. This one is super easy to play and a crowd favorite!
Lyrics and Chords printable for Blue Suede Shoes
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Blue Suede Shoes is a Rock and Roll/Rockabilly hit written and recorded in 1955 by Carl Perkins. The song combines elements of blues, pop and country music. In 1956 Elvis Presley recorded a cover of it on his debut album and it become an enormous hit. (It was also recorded by Eddie Cochran and Buddy Holly!)
The song follows a standard blues form, with a blues-walking bass and some syncopated comping rhythms. There is also a fun solo, which I will give you some options to play.
Lyrics and Chords to Blue Suede Shoes
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Melody Chords and Accompaniment Verse 1 of Blue Suede Shoes
This is the full arrangement which I adapted for piano from the original recording. Notice the “hits” in the first 4 bars, followed by the walking bass line in the LH while the RH plays a repeated comping rhythm. The first verse is only 12 bars and the rest of the verses are 16 bars.
Melody and Chords - Rest of the Verses of Blue Suede shoes
Notice that the rest of the verses are 16 bars to make up for the additional lyrics.
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