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Barry Manilow piano songs

16 songs by Barry Manilow, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as rock piano, blues and boogie-woogie piano and pop piano.

Every Barry Manilow song

How Barry Manilow is played

Questions about Barry Manilow on piano

What are the easiest Barry Manilow songs to play on piano?

Start with Could It Be Magic, Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren) and Mandy: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Barry Manilow songs in?

Most often C major, A major and F major.

Which chord progressions do Barry Manilow songs use?

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