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B.G. DeSylva piano songs

3 songs by B.G. DeSylva, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as ballad piano, blues and boogie-woogie piano and pop piano.

The Best Things In Life Are FreeB.G. DeSylva

Lucky In LoveB.G. DeSylva

You’re An Old SmoothieWritten by B.G. Desylva

Every B.G. DeSylva song

The Best Things In Life Are FreeC major · 2/2 · I–biiio–ii–V7
Lucky In LoveF major · 2/2 · IV–I–IV–I
You’re An Old SmoothieF major · 2/2 · II7–V7–I–v

How B.G. DeSylva is played

Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
The I–biiio–ii–V7 loop24 songs use it
The IV–I–IV–I loop384 songs use it

Questions about B.G. DeSylva on piano

What are the easiest B.G. DeSylva songs to play on piano?

Start with The Best Things In Life Are Free, Lucky In Love and You’re An Old Smoothie: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are B.G. DeSylva songs in?

Most often F major and C major.

Which chord progressions do B.G. DeSylva songs use?

I–biiio–ii–V7 and IV–I–IV–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.