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Johnny Mathis piano songs

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

Chances AreJohnny Mathis

A Certain SmileJohnny Mathis

I'll Be Easy To FindJohnny Mathis

MistyJohnny Mathis

Every Johnny Mathis song

Chances AreG major · 2/2 · I7–IV–I7–IV
A Certain SmileEb major · 2/2 · III7–vi–V7–I
I'll Be Easy To FindEb major · 2/2 · I–VI7–ii–V7
MistyC major · 4/4 · I–vi–ii–V7
Wonderful! Wonderful!Bb major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV

How Johnny Mathis is played

Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
Bossa nova pianoSoft sways and sunny jazz chords.
The I7–IV–I7–IV loop20 songs use it
The I–VI7–ii–V7 loop22 songs use it
The I–vi–ii–V7 loop160 songs use it

Questions about Johnny Mathis on piano

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

Start with Chances Are, I'll Be Easy To Find and Misty: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Johnny Mathis songs in?

Most often Eb major, G major and C major.

Which chord progressions do Johnny Mathis songs use?

I7–IV–I7–IV, I–VI7–ii–V7 and I–vi–ii–V7 come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.