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Ray Charles piano songs
12 songs by Ray Charles, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, ballad piano and stride piano.
Every Ray Charles song
- Georgia On My MindF major · 2/2 · V7–I–III7–vi
- What’d I Say?E major · 4/4 · I7–IV7–I7–V7
- Unchain My HeartA minor · 4/4 · i–IV7–i–IV7
- Hit The Road JackA minor · 2/2 · bVI–V7–i–bVI
- Born To LoseD major · 4/4 · V7–I–biiio–V7
- I Can’t Stop Loving YouC major · 2/2 · I–I7–IV–I
- Stella By StarlightBb major · 4/4 · I–bVII7–I–bVII7
- Hallelujah I Love Him (Her) SoF major · 2/2 · I–V–I7–V
- Hallelujah, I Love Her SoF major · 2/2 · I–IV–#ivo–I
- Hard TimesEb major · 4/4 · bVI7–V7–IV–I
- I Got A WomanA major · 2/2 · I–bII–I–bII
- Lonely AvenueF major · 12/8 · V7–I7–IV7–I7
How Ray Charles is played
Questions about Ray Charles on piano
What are the easiest Ray Charles songs to play on piano?
Start with What’d I Say?, Unchain My Heart and Hit The Road Jack: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Ray Charles songs in?
Most often F major, A minor and E major.
Which chord progressions do Ray Charles songs use?
I7–IV7–I7–V7, i–IV7–i–IV7 and I–I7–IV–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.