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Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick piano songs

4 songs by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as stride piano, waltz piano and blues and boogie-woogie piano.

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Questions about Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick on piano

What are the easiest Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick songs to play on piano?

Start with Gorgeous, Oh, To Be A Movie Star and The Apple Tree: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick songs in?

Most often G major, F major and A minor.

Which chord progressions do Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick songs use?

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