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Billie Holiday piano songs
15 songs by Billie Holiday, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as blues and boogie-woogie piano, rock piano and bossa nova piano.
Every Billie Holiday song
- Easy LivingEb major · 4/4 · I–VI7–ii–V7
- Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man)Ab major · 4/4 · #IV7–IV7–V7–I
- Don't ExplainD minor · 4/4 · V7–i–bVI7–V7
- Time On My HandsC major · 4/4 · II7–ii–V7–I
- A Fine RomanceF major · 4/4 · V7–I–V7–I
- AlwaysF major · 3/4 · IV–ii–I–II7
- God Bless' The ChildEb major · 4/4 · I–I7–IV–I
- Good Morning HeartacheF major · 2/2 · v–bIII–v–I
- Lady Sings The BluesC minor · 4/4 · V7–i–bVI7–i
- Long Gone BluesC major · 4/4 · V7–I–IV7–I
- Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)F major · 4/4 · vi–II7–vi–II7
- No Good ManEb major · 4/4 · I–bIII–ii–V7
- Stormy BluesAb major · 4/4 · IV7–ii–V7–I
- Tell Me More And More And Then SomeEb major · 2/2 · vi–vii–III7–vi
- YesterdaysD minor · 2/2 · i–iv–bII7–V7
How Billie Holiday is played
Questions about Billie Holiday on piano
What are the easiest Billie Holiday songs to play on piano?
Start with Easy Living, Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man) and Don't Explain: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Billie Holiday songs in?
Most often Eb major, F major and Ab major.
Which chord progressions do Billie Holiday songs use?
I–VI7–ii–V7, V7–I–V7–I and I–I7–IV–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.