Artist
Randy Newman piano songs
9 songs by Randy Newman, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano and stride piano.
Every Randy Newman song
- You’ve Got A Friend In MeEb major · 4/4 · I–III7–vi–bVI7
- We Belong TogetherG major · 4/4 · ii–I–ii–I
- Almost ThereC major · 4/4 · IV–I–II7–I
- Almost ThereC major · 4/4 · IV–I–II7–I
- Monsters UniversityBb major · 2/2 · I–V7–I–I7
- Strange Things (from Toy Story)C major · 4/4 · II7–V7–I–I7
- The Time Of Your LifeC major · 4/4 · V7–I–V–I
- Woody’s RoundupD major · 2/4 · IV–I–II–V7
- You Can Leave Your Hat OnC major · 4/4 · I7–bVII–IV–I7
How Randy Newman is played
Questions about Randy Newman on piano
What are the easiest Randy Newman songs to play on piano?
Start with You’ve Got A Friend In Me, We Belong Together and Almost There: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Randy Newman songs in?
Most often C major, Eb major and G major.
Which chord progressions do Randy Newman songs use?
ii–I–ii–I, I–V7–I–I7 and V7–I–V–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.