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Marvin Gaye piano songs

6 songs by Marvin Gaye, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, bossa nova piano and rock piano.

I Heard It Through The GrapevineMarvin Gaye

Let’s Get It OnMarvin Gaye

Got To Give It UpMarvin Gaye

Sexual HealingMarvin Gaye

Every Marvin Gaye song

I Heard It Through The GrapevineC major · 4/4 · IV7–I7–IV7–I7
Let’s Get It OnEb major · 4/4 · I–iii–IV–V7
Got To Give It UpA major · 4/4 · IV7–V7–I7–II7
Sexual HealingEb major · 2/2 · V–vi–iii–IV
What's Going OnE major · 4/4 · I–vi–I–vi
You’re All I Need To Get ByC major · 4/4 · I–II7–iv–I

How Marvin Gaye is played

Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Bossa nova pianoSoft sways and sunny jazz chords.
Rock pianoEighth notes that push like an engine.
The IV7–I7–IV7–I7 loop15 songs use it
The I–iii–IV–V7 loop17 songs use it
The I–vi–I–vi loop135 songs use it

Questions about Marvin Gaye on piano

What are the easiest Marvin Gaye songs to play on piano?

Start with Let’s Get It On, Sexual Healing and What's Going On: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Marvin Gaye songs in?

Most often C major, Eb major and A major.

Which chord progressions do Marvin Gaye songs use?

IV7–I7–IV7–I7, I–iii–IV–V7 and I–vi–I–vi come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.