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Carl Sigman piano songs

4 songs by Carl Sigman, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, blues and boogie-woogie piano and 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8.

Every Carl Sigman song

How Carl Sigman is played

Questions about Carl Sigman on piano

What are the easiest Carl Sigman songs to play on piano?

Start with Crazy He Calls Me, Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think) and Hop-scotch Polka: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Carl Sigman songs in?

Most often C major and Db major.

Which chord progressions do Carl Sigman songs use?

ii–V7–ii–V7, V7–I–V7–I and vi–II7–V7–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.