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Hoagy Carmichael piano songs
9 songs by Hoagy Carmichael, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as stride piano, blues and boogie-woogie piano and bossa nova piano.
Every Hoagy Carmichael song
- Heart And SoulF major · 2/2 · I–vi–ii–V7
- StardustD major · 4/4 · ii–V7–I–IV7
- The Nearness Of YouF major · 4/4 · iii–bIII7–ii–V7
- I Get Along Without You Very WellAb major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- Baltimore OrioleBb major · 4/4 · vi–II7–III–vi
- Rockin' ChairEb major · 2/2 · V7–I–iii–iiio
- Georgia On My MindF major · 4/4 · biiio–ii–V7–I
- Sleepy Time GalG major · 2/2 · V7–I–bVI7–V7
- The White World Of WinterG major · 2/2 · I–V–I–IV
How Hoagy Carmichael is played
Questions about Hoagy Carmichael on piano
What are the easiest Hoagy Carmichael songs to play on piano?
Start with Heart And Soul, The Nearness Of You and Baltimore Oriole: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Hoagy Carmichael songs in?
Most often F major, G major and D major.
Which chord progressions do Hoagy Carmichael songs use?
I–vi–ii–V7, I–IV–I–IV and I–V–I–IV come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.