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Buddy Holly piano songs
17 songs by Buddy Holly, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, rock piano and ballad piano.
Every Buddy Holly song
- Not Fade AwayEb major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–IV
- Think It OverA major · 4/4 · V7–I–IV–I
- Valley Of TearsF major · 4/4 · I–I7–IV–I
- Well All RightF major · 2/2 · I–bVII–I–V7
- What To DoBb major · 2/2 · I–IV–V7–I
- WishingE major · 4/4 · I–vi–IV–V
- Crying, Waiting, HopingG major · 2/2 · I–V7–I–IV
- HeartbeatD minor · 4/4 · v–bVI–bVII–i
- It Doesn’t Matter AnymoreG major · 2/2 · V7–I–V7–I
- Learning The GameG major · 2/2 · V7–IV–V7–I
- Listen To MeA major · 4/4 · IV–V–I–IV
- Oh Boy!G major · 2/2 · V7–I–IV–I
- Peggy Sue Got MarriedG major · 2/2 · IV–I–V7–I
- Rave OnF major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–V
- Rock Me My BabyE major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–IV
- Words Of LoveC major · 2/2 · I–V7–I–V7
- You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)B major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–IV
How Buddy Holly is played
Questions about Buddy Holly on piano
What are the easiest Buddy Holly songs to play on piano?
Start with Think It Over, Wishing and Crying, Waiting, Hoping: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Buddy Holly songs in?
Most often G major, F major and A major.
Which chord progressions do Buddy Holly songs use?
I–IV–I–IV, V7–I–IV–I and I–I7–IV–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.