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Marvin Hamlisch piano songs
10 songs by Marvin Hamlisch, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, bossa nova piano and stride piano.
Every Marvin Hamlisch song
- What I Did For LoveC major · 4/4 · I–VI7–ii–iv
- Fallin’D major · 4/4 · IV–V–iii–IV
- NothingEb major · 2/2 · I–ii–V7–I
- SmileG major · 4/4
- If You Really Knew MeG major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- Nobody Does It BetterG major · 4/4 · I–I7–IV–iv
- At The BalletC major · 4/4 · I–V7–I–V7
- STARTING OVER (Love Theme)B major · 4/4 · I–ii–V7–I
- The Last Time I Felt Like ThisD major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- Theme From "Sophie's Choice"E major · 9/8 · I–ii–I–ii
How Marvin Hamlisch is played
Questions about Marvin Hamlisch on piano
What are the easiest Marvin Hamlisch songs to play on piano?
Start with What I Did For Love, Nothing and Smile: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Marvin Hamlisch songs in?
Most often G major, C major and D major.
Which chord progressions do Marvin Hamlisch songs use?
I–ii–V7–I, I–IV–I–IV and I–I7–IV–iv come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.