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REO Speedwagon piano songs

4 songs by REO Speedwagon, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, bossa nova piano and blues and boogie-woogie piano.

Keep On Loving YouREO Speedwagon

Ridin' The Storm OutREO Speedwagon

Take It On The RunREO Speedwagon

Time For Me To FlyREO Speedwagon

Every REO Speedwagon song

Keep On Loving YouC major · 4/4 · IV–V–vi–V
Ridin' The Storm OutA minor · 2/2 · bVII–i–bVII–i
Take It On The RunG major · 2/2 · V–I–IV–V
Time For Me To FlyD major · 2/2 · V–IV–I–V

How REO Speedwagon is played

Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Bossa nova pianoSoft sways and sunny jazz chords.
Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
The IV–V–vi–V loop34 songs use it
The bVII–i–bVII–i loop28 songs use it
The V–I–IV–V loop87 songs use it

Questions about REO Speedwagon on piano

What are the easiest REO Speedwagon songs to play on piano?

Start with Keep On Loving You, Ridin' The Storm Out and Take It On The Run: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are REO Speedwagon songs in?

Most often C major, A minor and G major.

Which chord progressions do REO Speedwagon songs use?

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