Songwriter
Jerry Garcia piano songs
18 songs by Jerry Garcia, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, bossa nova piano and blues and boogie-woogie piano.
Every Jerry Garcia song
- AltheaA major · 4/4 · ii–I–V–I
- Attics Of My LifeE major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–V7
- BerthaG major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–IV
- Black PeterD major · 4/4 · V7–I7–V7–I7
- Brokedown PalaceF major · 2/2 · I–II–IV–I
- CandymanC major · 4/4 · IV–I–bVII–IV
- China Cat SunflowerE minor · 4/4 · bIII–bII–bIII–bII
- China DollD minor · 4/4 · i–bIII–vio–bVI
- Eyes Of The WorldE major · 4/4 · IV–I–IV–I
- New Speedway BoogieE major · 4/4 · I7–bIII–bVII–IV
- Ramble On RoseD major · 2/2 · I–II–iii–IV
- Ship Of FoolsBb major · 4/4 · IV–I–V–IV
- SugareeC major · 12/8 · I–IV–I–IV
- Terrapin StationA major · 4/4 · V–I–V–I
- Till The Morning ComesA major · 4/4 · IV–I–V–IV
- Touch Of GreyBb major · 4/4 · IV–V–I–IV
- U.S. BluesA major · 4/4 · V–II–V–II
- Wharf RatA major · 2/2 · Isus–v–Isus–v
How Jerry Garcia is played
Questions about Jerry Garcia on piano
What are the easiest Jerry Garcia songs to play on piano?
Start with Althea, Attics Of My Life and Bertha: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Jerry Garcia songs in?
Most often A major, E major and D major.
Which chord progressions do Jerry Garcia songs use?
I–IV–I–IV, IV–I–V–IV and I–IV–I–V7 come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.