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Cheap Trick piano songs

5 songs by Cheap Trick, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as rock piano, pop piano and bossa nova piano.

Ain't That A ShameCheap Trick

If You Want My LoveCheap Trick

SurrenderCheap Trick

Every Cheap Trick song

Ain't That A ShameF major · 4/4 · IV–I–I7–IV
Ain't That A ShameG major · 2/2 · I–IV–IV7–I
If You Want My LoveE major · 4/4 · I–IV–vi–II
SurrenderBb major · 4/4 · I–V–IV–I
The FlameE major · 4/4 · IVsus–Vsus–V–Vsus

How Cheap Trick is played

Rock pianoEighth notes that push like an engine.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Bossa nova pianoSoft sways and sunny jazz chords.
The IV–I–I7–IV loop14 songs use it
The I–V–IV–I loop202 songs use it

Questions about Cheap Trick on piano

What are the easiest Cheap Trick songs to play on piano?

Start with Ain't That A Shame and Surrender: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Cheap Trick songs in?

Most often E major, F major and G major.

Which chord progressions do Cheap Trick songs use?

IV–I–I7–IV and I–V–IV–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.