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Noel Coward piano songs

5 songs by Noel Coward, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as lullaby piano in 6/8, rock piano and stride piano.

Mad About The BoyNoel Coward

Don’t Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. WorthingtonWritten by Noel Coward

I Went To A Marvelous PartyWritten by Noel Coward

If Love Were AllNoel Coward

Every Noel Coward song

Mad About The BoyC major · 4/4 · I–#ivo–V7–I
Don’t Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. WorthingtonEb major · 6/8 · I–ii–V7–I
I Went To A Marvelous PartyBb major · 6/8 · V7–I–IV–V7
If Love Were AllC major · 4/4 · bVII7–bIII–iv–bVII7
NinaBb major · 4/4 · V7–I–V7–I

How Noel Coward is played

Lullaby piano in 6/8Rocking in sixes, like a boat on calm water.
Rock pianoEighth notes that push like an engine.
Stride pianoA leaping left hand, ragtime style.
The I–ii–V7–I loop169 songs use it
The V7–I–IV–V7 loop29 songs use it
The V7–I–V7–I loop414 songs use it

Questions about Noel Coward on piano

What are the easiest Noel Coward songs to play on piano?

Start with I Went To A Marvelous Party and If Love Were All: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Noel Coward songs in?

Most often C major, Bb major and Eb major.

Which chord progressions do Noel Coward songs use?

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