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Lovin' Spoonful piano songs

3 songs by Lovin' Spoonful, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as ballad piano and blues and boogie-woogie piano.

Nashville CatsLovin' Spoonful

Rain On The RoofLovin' Spoonful

You're A Big Boy NowLovin' Spoonful

Every Lovin' Spoonful song

Nashville CatsC major · 2/2 · I–V–I–V
Rain On The RoofD major · 2/2 · V7–I–V7–I
You're A Big Boy NowF major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–IV

How Lovin' Spoonful is played

Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
The I–V–I–V loop144 songs use it
The V7–I–V7–I loop414 songs use it
The I–IV–I–IV loop782 songs use it

Questions about Lovin' Spoonful on piano

What are the easiest Lovin' Spoonful songs to play on piano?

Start with Nashville Cats and You're A Big Boy Now: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Lovin' Spoonful songs in?

Most often C major, D major and F major.

Which chord progressions do Lovin' Spoonful songs use?

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