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Dennis Deyoung piano songs

3 songs by Dennis Deyoung, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as blues and boogie-woogie piano, rock piano and lullaby piano in 6/8.

Light UpWritten by Dennis Deyoung

Mr. RobotoWritten by Dennis Deyoung

Show Me The WayWritten by Dennis Deyoung

Every Dennis Deyoung song

Light UpD major · 4/4 · bVII–I–bVII–I
Mr. RobotoF major · 4/4 · I–V–I–V
Show Me The WayF major · 4/4 · I–V–IV–I

How Dennis Deyoung is played

Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
Rock pianoEighth notes that push like an engine.
Lullaby piano in 6/8Rocking in sixes, like a boat on calm water.
The bVII–I–bVII–I loop30 songs use it
The I–V–I–V loop144 songs use it
The I–V–IV–I loop202 songs use it

Questions about Dennis Deyoung on piano

What are the easiest Dennis Deyoung songs to play on piano?

Start with Light Up and Mr. Roboto: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Dennis Deyoung songs in?

Most often F major and D major.

Which chord progressions do Dennis Deyoung songs use?

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