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Charlie Parker piano songs
30 songs by Charlie Parker, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as blues and boogie-woogie piano, ballad piano and stride piano.
Every Charlie Parker song
- Lover ManF major · 4/4 · III7–vi–II7–vi
- Just FriendsG major · 2/2 · ii–V7–ii–III7
- AnthropologyBb major · 4/4 · iii–VI7–ii–V7
- April In ParisBb major · 4/4 · I–v–I7–IV
- Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce)F major · 4/4 · ii–iii–VI7–ii
- ConfirmationF major · 4/4 · I–vii–III7–vi
- Donna LeeAb major · 4/4 · vi–biiio–iii–VI7
- My Little Suede ShoesEb major · 4/4 · ii–V7–I–ii
- Now's The TimeF major · 4/4 · I7–IV7–I7–IV7
- Scrapple From The AppleF major · 4/4 · ii–V7–ii–V7
- Star EyesF major · 4/4 · I–ii–V7–I
- SummertimeG minor · 4/4 · V7–i–V7–i
- Au PrivaveF major · 4/4 · V7–I–ii–V7
- BloomdidoBb major · 4/4 · I–IV–#ivo–I
- Chasing The BirdF major · 4/4 · I–VI7–ii–V7
- Dewey SquareEb major · 4/4 · V7–I–iv–bVII7
- DexterityBb major · 4/4 · ii–V7–v–I7
- Dizzy AtmosphereAb major · 4/4 · bII7–I–vi–ii
- Groovin' HighEb major · 4/4 · #iv–VII7–I–iii
- K.C. BluesC major · 4/4 · VI7–ii–V7–I
- Laird BairdBb major · 4/4 · VI7–ii–V7–I
- Moose The MoocheBb major · 4/4 · I–vi–ii–V7
- OrnithologyG major · 4/4 · bVI7–V7–i–ii
- Out Of NowhereG major · 4/4 · VI7–ii–iii–VI7
- Parker's MoodBb major · 4/4 · I7–IV7–#ivo–I
- Relaxin' At The CamarilloC major · 4/4 · I–bVII–bVI–#IV
- SteeplechaseBb major · 4/4 · V7–I–VI7–ii
- SummertimeE minor · 12/8 · iv–V7–i–bIII
- The GypsyDb major · 4/4 · iii–biii–ii–bII7
- Yardbird SuiteC major · 4/4 · I–bII–I–bII
How Charlie Parker is played
Questions about Charlie Parker on piano
What are the easiest Charlie Parker songs to play on piano?
Start with Just Friends, Anthropology and April In Paris: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Charlie Parker songs in?
Most often F major, Bb major and G major.
Which chord progressions do Charlie Parker songs use?
VI7–ii–V7–I, iii–VI7–ii–V7 and I–v–I7–IV come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.