Songwriter
Charles Strouse piano songs
31 songs by Charles Strouse, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, ballad piano and rock piano.
Every Charles Strouse song
- TomorrowF major · 4/4 · I–IV–ii–I
- MaybeBb major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–IV
- Once Upon A TimeBb major · 4/4 · I–ii–V7–I
- Easy StreetF# minor · 4/4 · I–II7–V7–I
- You're Never Fully Dressed Without A SmileEb major · 4/4 · I–V–vi–IV
- It's The Hard-Knock LifeBb major · 4/4 · I–V–I–iii
- Put On A Happy FaceEb major · 2/2 · V7–I–iii–VI7
- I Don't Need Anything But YouC major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–iii
- A Lot Of Livin’ To DoC major · 2/2 · V7–I–ii–V7
- Born Too LateE major · 12/8 · I–vi–ii–V7
- Little GirlsB minor · 12/8 · i–bVI–bIII–bVII
- One Boy (Girl)C major · 4/4 · I–iii–ii–V7
- A Giant StepD major · 2/2 · Isus–I5–I–iii
- A Healthy, Normal American BoyG major · 4/4 · bVI7–I–IV–V
- A StreetF# major · 6/8 · V–vi–II–I
- An English TeacherD major · 2/2 · I–io–V–I
- AnnieF major · 2/2 · I–#iv–VII7–iii
- ApplauseF major · 2/2 · ii–V7–I–vi
- Hymn For A Sunday Evening (Ed Sullivan)C major · 4/4 · IV–iv–I–iii
- My StarEb major · 2/2 · I–vi–I–IV
- N.Y.C.G major · 4/4 · I7–IV–ii–I
- Night SongF major · 4/4 · I–II7–iv–I
- One Last KissG major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- Saturday Night GirlA major · 4/4 · I–iii–IV–V7
- Something Was MissingF major · 3/4 · V–I–V–I
- The City's YoursA minor · 4/4 · i–bVII–i–bVII
- The Telephone HourC major · 4/4 · V7–I–IV–V7
- What Did I Ever See In HimBb major · 2/2 · V7–I–V7–I
- Who Am I?Bb major · 4/4 · IV–vi–V–I
- You Won’t Be An Orphan For LongC major · 2/2 · V7–I–V–I
- You’ve Got PossibilitiesG major · 2/2 · I–V7–I–V7
How Charles Strouse is played
Questions about Charles Strouse on piano
What are the easiest Charles Strouse songs to play on piano?
Start with Maybe, Easy Street and It's The Hard-Knock Life: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Charles Strouse songs in?
Most often C major, F major and Bb major.
Which chord progressions do Charles Strouse songs use?
I–IV–I–IV, I–IV–ii–I and I–ii–V7–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.