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Irving Burgie piano songs

3 songs by Irving Burgie, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as bossa nova piano, pop piano and ballad piano.

Jamaica FarewellWritten by Irving Burgie

Wish You Were HereWritten by Irving Burgie

Yellow BirdWritten by Irving Burgie

Every Irving Burgie song

Jamaica FarewellD major · 4/4 · I–IV–V7–I
Wish You Were HereD major · 4/4 · V7–I–IV–V7
Yellow BirdF major · 2/2 · I–io–I–biio

How Irving Burgie is played

Bossa nova pianoSoft sways and sunny jazz chords.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
The I–IV–V7–I loop100 songs use it
The V7–I–IV–V7 loop29 songs use it

Questions about Irving Burgie on piano

What are the easiest Irving Burgie songs to play on piano?

Start with Jamaica Farewell, Wish You Were Here and Yellow Bird: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Irving Burgie songs in?

Most often D major and F major.

Which chord progressions do Irving Burgie songs use?

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