Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats

Rocket 88 – Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats: piano chords

Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats uses 4 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E7 A E B7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E7 A E B7 A E E7

Verse 1

E E7 E E7 E A E E7 E B7 A E

Instrumental 1

E7 A E B7 A E E7

Verse 2

E E7 E E7 B7 A E

Instrumental 2

E7 A E B7 A E E7

Verse 3

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E B7 A E

Outro 1

E7 A E B7 A E E7

Chords on the piano

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Questions

Which chords does Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats in?

The chords fit E major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Rocket 88 to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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