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Matchbox Twenty piano songs

3 songs by Matchbox Twenty, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano and rock piano.

Every Matchbox Twenty song

How Matchbox Twenty is played

Questions about Matchbox Twenty on piano

What are the easiest Matchbox Twenty songs to play on piano?

Start with These Hard Times: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Matchbox Twenty songs in?

Most often G major, D major and A major.

Which chord progressions do Matchbox Twenty songs use?

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