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Johnny Mandel piano songs

6 songs by Johnny Mandel, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as blues and boogie-woogie piano, pop piano and ballad piano.

The Shadow Of Your SmileJohnny Mandel

A Time for LoveJohnny Mandel

The Shining SeaWritten by Johnny Mandel

Where Do You Start?Written by Johnny Mandel

Every Johnny Mandel song

The Shadow Of Your SmileC major · 4/4 · vi–II7–ii–V7
A Time for LoveD minor · 4/4 · IV–V7–i–IV7
The Shining SeaC major · 4/4 · IV–V7–I–IV
Where Do You Start?F major · 4/4 · IV–I–IV–I
Where Do You Start?G major · 4/4 · I7–IV–ii–iv
You Are ThereD major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV

How Johnny Mandel is played

Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
The IV–V7–I–IV loop22 songs use it
The IV–I–IV–I loop384 songs use it
The I–IV–I–IV loop782 songs use it

Questions about Johnny Mandel on piano

What are the easiest Johnny Mandel songs to play on piano?

Start with A Time for Love, The Shining Sea and Where Do You Start?: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Johnny Mandel songs in?

Most often C major, D minor and F major.

Which chord progressions do Johnny Mandel songs use?

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