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African-American Spiritual piano songs
21 songs by African-American Spiritual, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, ballad piano and stride piano.
Every African-American Spiritual song
- Go, Tell It On The MountainG major · 4/4 · iv–I–ii–I
- Swing Low, Sweet ChariotG major · 4/4 · IV–II7–V7–I
- Deep RiverEb major · 4/4 · I–V7–I–ii
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless ChildF minor · 4/4 · i–bVI7–i–II7
- Somebody's Knockin' At Your DoorG major · 2/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- Steal AwayF major · 4/4 · iii–vi–II7–V7
- All My TrialsC major · 4/4 · I–II7–iv–I
- Down By The RiversideEb major · 2/2 · IV–I–V7–I
- Joshua (Fit The Battle Of Jericho)F major · 4/4 · III7–vi–III7–vi
- There Is A Balm In GileadF major · 4/4 · IV–I–IV–I
- Ezekiel Saw The WheelD major · 2/2 · I–IV–V7–I
- Follow The Drinkin' GourdG major · 2/2 · iii–ii–iii–vi
- Great DayD major · 2/2 · vi–I–IV–I
- I Got A RobeF major · 2/4 · I–IV–I–ii
- John HenryD major · 2/2 · bVII–I–vi–I
- Lord, I Want To Be A ChristianD major · 4/4 · vi–IV–I–IV
- Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve SeenG major · 4/4 · V7–I–IV–I
- Rock A My SoulD major · 4/4 · I–II–IV–V
- Soon Ah Will Be DoneC minor · 4/4 · V7–i–V7–i
- Standin’ In The Need Of PrayerF major · 2/2 · vi–IV–V7–I
- This Little Light Of MineF major · 2/2 · V7–I–I7–IV
How African-American Spiritual is played
Questions about African-American Spiritual on piano
What are the easiest African-American Spiritual songs to play on piano?
Start with Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and Deep River: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are African-American Spiritual songs in?
Most often F major, G major and D major.
Which chord progressions do African-American Spiritual songs use?
I–IV–I–IV, IV–I–V7–I and III7–vi–III7–vi come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.