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Ira Gershwin piano songs

4 songs by Ira Gershwin, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as ballad piano, blues and boogie-woogie piano and pop piano.

My ShipIra Gershwin

He Loves And She LovesIra Gershwin

I Can't Get StartedIra Gershwin

Of Thee I SingIra Gershwin

Every Ira Gershwin song

My ShipF major · 4/4 · V7–I–VI7–ii
He Loves And She LovesF major · 2/2 · ii–V–V7–I
I Can't Get StartedC major · 4/4 · I–vi–ii–V7
Of Thee I SingC minor · 4/4 · I–I7–IV–ii

How Ira Gershwin is played

Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
The V7–I–VI7–ii loop14 songs use it
The I–vi–ii–V7 loop160 songs use it
The I–I7–IV–ii loop18 songs use it

Questions about Ira Gershwin on piano

What are the easiest Ira Gershwin songs to play on piano?

Start with My Ship, He Loves And She Loves and Of Thee I Sing: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Ira Gershwin songs in?

Most often F major, C major and C minor.

Which chord progressions do Ira Gershwin songs use?

V7–I–VI7–ii, I–vi–ii–V7 and I–I7–IV–ii come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.