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Irish Folksong piano songs
29 songs by Irish Folksong, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as waltz piano, pop piano and lullaby piano in 6/8.
Every Irish Folksong song
- Molly Malone (Cockles & Mussels) (arr. Phillip Keveren)G major · 3/4 · I–vi–II7–V7
- The Galway PiperD major · 4/4 · I–V7–I–V7
- AvondaleF major · 4/4 · I–vi–IV–I
- Banna StrandD major · 3/4 · iii–IV–bIII–bVII
- Black Velvet BandG major · 3/4 · I–vi–IV–V
- Brennan On The MoorC major · 2/4 · IV–I–IV–I
- CarrickfergusA major · 4/4 · IV–V7–I–vi
- Cockles And MusselsG major · 3/4 · I–vi–II7–V7
- Come Back To ErinC major · 4/4 · V7–I–io–V7
- Come To The BowerD major · 2/4 · V–I–bVII–I
- Dear Little ShamrockG major · 3/4 · I–V7–I–V7
- Hunting The HareA major · 6/8 · I–IV–V–I
- I’ll Tell Me MaG major · 4/4 · I–V7–I–V7
- McSorley TwinsF major · 6/8 · V7–I–V7–I
- Mick McGuireG major · 6/8 · iii–vi–iii–I
- Mrs. Murphy’s ChowderG major · 2/2 · I–V7–I–V7
- Star Of County DownG major · 4/4 · vi–II–vi–II
- The Irish WasherwomanG major · 6/8 · IV–I–ii–I
- The Kerry RecruitF major · 3/4 · I–V7–IV–V7
- The Parting GlassE minor · 4/4 · i–bVI–bIII–bVII
- The Rising Of The MoonA minor · 4/4 · i–bIII–i–bVII
- The Rocky Road To DublinE minor · 9/8 · bVII–i–v–i
- The Snowy-Breasted PearlC major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–V
- The Town Of BallybayC major · 6/8 · I–V–I–V
- The Wild RoverG major · 3/4 · I–IV–I–V7
- Twenty-One YearsC major · 3/4 · I–V7–I–V7
- When He Who Adores TheeC major · 4/4 · IV–I–ii–V7
- Whiskey In The JarD major · 4/4 · I–vi–IV–I
- Whiskey, You're The DevilC major · 2/4 · I–vi–V–IV
How Irish Folksong is played
Questions about Irish Folksong on piano
What are the easiest Irish Folksong songs to play on piano?
Start with Molly Malone (Cockles & Mussels) (arr. Phillip Keveren), The Galway Piper and Banna Strand: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Irish Folksong songs in?
Most often G major, C major and D major.
Which chord progressions do Irish Folksong songs use?
I–V7–I–V7, I–vi–IV–I and I–vi–IV–V come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.