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Carpenters piano songs
30 songs by Carpenters, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, bossa nova piano and ballad piano.
Every Carpenters song
- We’ve Only Just BegunA major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- (They Long To Be) Close To YouG major · 4/4 · IV–III7–iii–vi
- A Song For YouF major · 4/4 · IV–I–IV–I
- For All We KnowG major · 4/4 · I–V–IV–V
- Rainy Days And MondaysEb major · 4/4 · iii–ii–iii–ii
- Top Of The WorldBb major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–IV
- Carol Of The BellsBb major · 3/4 · vi–III7–vi–III7
- Merry Christmas, DarlingBb major · 4/4 · V7–I–ii–I
- Yesterday Once MoreE major · 4/4 · I–vi–I–vi
- There’s A Kind Of HushD major · 4/4 · I–III–vi–I7
- I Won’t Last A Day Without YouD major · 4/4 · I–iii–I–IV
- It's Going To Take Some TimeC major · 4/4 · I–bVII–I–bVII
- Because We Are In LoveF major · 4/4 · IV–V–IV–V
- Bless The Beasts And ChildrenAb major · 4/4 · I–V–v–VI7
- Hurting Each OtherE major · 4/4 · I–ii–I–ii
- I Need To Be In LoveA major · 4/4 · I–bVII–I–IV
- Only YesterdayEb major · 4/4 · I–ii–V7–I
- (Want You) Back In My Life AgainF major · 4/4 · vi–V–ii–I
- Ave MariaAb major · 4/4 · I–ii–V7–I
- Crystal LullabyG major · 2/2 · I–ii–I–ii
- Druscilla PennyG major · 4/4 · ii–iii–IV–#ivo
- GoofusBb major · 4/4 · V7–II–I–II
- Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasE major · 4/4 · V7–I–vi–ii
- It Came Upon A Midnight ClearEb major · 3/4 · I–III–biiio–#ivo
- Let Me Be The OneAb major · 4/4 · IV–V–iii–vi
- O Holy NightBb major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–V7
- One LoveA major · 4/4 · I–iii–I–IV
- Santa Claus Is Comin’ To TownE major · 4/4 · I–I7–IV–iv
- Ticket To RideBb major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- Touch Me When We're DancingG major · 4/4 · IV–ii–IV–I
How Carpenters is played
Questions about Carpenters on piano
What are the easiest Carpenters songs to play on piano?
Start with We’ve Only Just Begun, (They Long To Be) Close To You and A Song For You: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Carpenters songs in?
Most often Bb major, G major and E major.
Which chord progressions do Carpenters songs use?
I–IV–I–IV, I–ii–I–ii and I–ii–V7–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.