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Pete Seeger piano songs

3 songs by Pete Seeger, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as ballad piano and 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8.

Turn! Turn! Turn!Pete Seeger

We Shall OvercomePete Seeger

Where Have All The Flowers Gone?Pete Seeger

Every Pete Seeger song

Turn! Turn! Turn!C major · 2/4 · V7–I–V7–I
We Shall OvercomeG major · 12/8 · I–IV–I–IV
Where Have All The Flowers Gone?C major · 2/2 · I–II7–V7–I

How Pete Seeger is played

Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
50s doo-wop piano in 12/8Triplet chords for a slow dance under the lights.
The V7–I–V7–I loop414 songs use it
The I–IV–I–IV loop782 songs use it
The I–II7–V7–I loop34 songs use it

Questions about Pete Seeger on piano

What are the easiest Pete Seeger songs to play on piano?

Start with Turn! Turn! Turn! and We Shall Overcome: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Pete Seeger songs in?

Most often C major and G major.

Which chord progressions do Pete Seeger songs use?

V7–I–V7–I, I–IV–I–IV and I–II7–V7–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.