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Jimmie Rodgers piano songs

5 songs by Jimmie Rodgers, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as stride piano, ballad piano and pop piano.

In The Jailhouse NowJimmie Rodgers

Oh, Oh I'm Falling In Love AgainJimmie Rodgers

Any Old TimeJimmie Rodgers

Blue YodelWritten by Jimmie Rodgers

Every Jimmie Rodgers song

In The Jailhouse NowC major · 4/4 · I–IV–V7–I
Oh, Oh I'm Falling In Love AgainF major · 2/2 · I–bVII–I–bVII
Any Old TimeEb major · 2/2 · I–II7–V7–I
Blue YodelF major · 2/2 · V7–I–V7–I
Blue Yodel No. 4G major · 4/4 · I–V7–I–V7

How Jimmie Rodgers is played

Stride pianoA leaping left hand, ragtime style.
Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
The I–IV–V7–I loop100 songs use it
The I–bVII–I–bVII loop90 songs use it
The I–II7–V7–I loop34 songs use it

Questions about Jimmie Rodgers on piano

What are the easiest Jimmie Rodgers songs to play on piano?

Start with In The Jailhouse Now, Any Old Time and Blue Yodel: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Jimmie Rodgers songs in?

Most often F major, C major and Eb major.

Which chord progressions do Jimmie Rodgers songs use?

I–IV–V7–I, I–bVII–I–bVII and I–II7–V7–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.