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Phil Ochs piano songs

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

I Ain’t Marching AnymoreWritten by Phil Ochs

Outside A Small Circle Of FriendsWritten by Phil Ochs

There But For FortuneWritten by Phil Ochs

Every Phil Ochs song

I Ain’t Marching AnymoreG major · 2/2 · IV–V–I–IV
Outside A Small Circle Of FriendsC major · 2/2 · I–II–I–II
There But For FortuneG major · 4/4 · I–iv–I–iv

How Phil Ochs is played

Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
The IV–V–I–IV loop141 songs use it
The I–II–I–II loop15 songs use it
The I–iv–I–iv loop21 songs use it

Questions about Phil Ochs on piano

What are the easiest Phil Ochs songs to play on piano?

Start with I Ain’t Marching Anymore, Outside A Small Circle Of Friends and There But For Fortune: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Phil Ochs songs in?

Most often G major and C major.

Which chord progressions do Phil Ochs songs use?

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