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Curtis Mayfield piano songs
11 songs by Curtis Mayfield, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, bossa nova piano and 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8.
Every Curtis Mayfield song
- Get DownF# minor · 4/4 · IV–i–IV–i
- Ghetto ChildF# minor · 4/4 · i–iv–i–iv
- Gypsy WomanB major · 4/4 · I–ii–I–ii
- It's All RightDb major · 12/8 · I–IV–V–I
- Let’s Do It AgainE major · 4/4 · I–vi–IV–ii
- Move On UpB minor · 4/4 · v–iv–v–i
- Pusher ManF major · 4/4 · I–v–I–v
- Something He Can FeelC major · 6/8 · I–ii–I–ii
- SuperflyE major · 4/4 · I7–bVII–IV–I7
- The Makings Of YouF major · 3/4 · iii–vi–ii–IV
- We're A WinnerD major · 4/4 · IV–I–vi–IV
How Curtis Mayfield is played
Questions about Curtis Mayfield on piano
What are the easiest Curtis Mayfield songs to play on piano?
Start with Ghetto Child, Gypsy Woman and It's All Right: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Curtis Mayfield songs in?
Most often F# minor, E major and F major.
Which chord progressions do Curtis Mayfield songs use?
I–ii–I–ii, i–iv–i–iv and I–IV–V–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.