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Bruce Hornsby piano songs

3 songs by Bruce Hornsby, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as bossa nova piano, blues and boogie-woogie piano and pop piano.

Every Little KissWritten by Bruce Hornsby

The Valley RoadBruce Hornsby

The Way It IsBruce Hornsby

Every Bruce Hornsby song

Every Little KissBb major · 4/4 · I–V–IV–I
The Valley RoadA major · 4/4 · I5–IV5–bVII5–I5
The Way It IsG major · 4/4 · ii–vi–V–IV

How Bruce Hornsby is played

Bossa nova pianoSoft sways and sunny jazz chords.
Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
The I–V–IV–I loop202 songs use it

Questions about Bruce Hornsby on piano

What are the easiest Bruce Hornsby songs to play on piano?

Start with The Way It Is: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Bruce Hornsby songs in?

Most often Bb major, A major and G major.

Which chord progressions do Bruce Hornsby songs use?

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