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Danny Elfman piano songs
20 songs by Danny Elfman, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as rock piano, pop piano and ballad piano.
Every Danny Elfman song
- Alice In WonderlandA minor · 6/8 · i–bVI–IV7–i
- ChicagoC major · 4/4 · bIII7–ii–V7–I
- Desperate Housewives Main TitleC major · 4/4 · VII–bvi–#IV–V
- Heroes (from The Avengers: Age of Ultron)B minor · 4/4 · V–I–V–I
- Sally's Song (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)E minor · 4/4 · bII–V7–i–bVII7
- Tales From The Crypt ThemeD minor · 4/4 · i–VII–bIII–VII
- Alice Reprise #4A minor · 6/8 · i–IV–bIII–i
- Corpse Bride (Main Title)C major · 5/4 · bvii–IV7–bvii–bVI
- Finale/RepriseC major · 4/4 · #IV7–VII–III–VI
- Jack’s ObsessionC minor · 3/4 · V7–i–iv–II7
- Kidnap The Sandy ClawsG# minor · 4/4 · i–bVI–V–i
- Love ThemeAb major · 4/4 · vii–III7–vi–iii
- Making ChristmasD major · 4/4 · vi–III7–vi–ii
- Oogie Boogie’s SongDb major · 4/4 · III7–i–iv–V
- Poor Jack (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)A minor · 3/4 · bii–bIIsus–bii–bIIsus
- The Munchkin Welcome SongF major · 2/2 · V–I–V–I
- Theme From The Simpsons™C major · 4/4 · I–io–I–VII
- This Is HalloweenC major · 4/4 · #iv–ii–vii–#iv
- Town Meeting SongB minor · 2/2 · iv–I7–iv–I7
- Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)G major · 2/2 · V7–I–V7–I
How Danny Elfman is played
Questions about Danny Elfman on piano
What are the easiest Danny Elfman songs to play on piano?
Start with Chicago, Heroes (from The Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Finale/Reprise: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Danny Elfman songs in?
Most often C major, A minor and B minor.
Which chord progressions do Danny Elfman songs use?
V–I–V–I and V7–I–V7–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.