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Jim Croce piano songs

14 songs by Jim Croce, 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.

Every Jim Croce song

How Jim Croce is played

Questions about Jim Croce on piano

What are the easiest Jim Croce songs to play on piano?

Start with (Next Time), This Time, A Long Time Ago and Alabama Rain: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Jim Croce songs in?

Most often G major, C major and E major.

Which chord progressions do Jim Croce songs use?

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