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Harold Arlen piano songs

28 songs by Harold Arlen, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, ballad piano and rock piano.

Every Harold Arlen song

How Harold Arlen is played

Questions about Harold Arlen on piano

What are the easiest Harold Arlen songs to play on piano?

Start with I’ve Got The World On A String, If I Only Had A Brain and Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Harold Arlen songs in?

Most often Eb major, F major and C major.

Which chord progressions do Harold Arlen songs use?

I–IV–V7–I, I–vi–ii–V and I–ii–V7–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.