Oh! Susanna

About this piece

Oh! Susanna is a song by Stephen Foster, first published in 1848, and it soon became one of the best-known American songs. Its lively, march-like tune moves mostly in small steps, which suits early piano lessons. What you can play here is the first 32 seconds (105 notes, about 3 a second); the whole arrangement lasts 1:05, about half of it. Expect a count in 4/4 and a tempo near 122 bpm. The full arrangement spans F4 to G5, about 1 octave of the keyboard. In the preview the notes come almost one at a time, as a single line.

With one note at a time, Wait mode and note names are all you need to learn it.

Full song

1:05

Preview

the opening 32 s, 105 notes

Tempo

about 122 bpm

Time signature

4/4

Range (full song)

F4–G5 (about 1 octave)

Notes (full song)

222