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Shawn McDonald piano songs

11 songs by Shawn McDonald, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as ballad piano, pop piano and lullaby piano in 6/8.

Every Shawn McDonald song

How Shawn McDonald is played

Questions about Shawn McDonald on piano

What are the easiest Shawn McDonald songs to play on piano?

Start with All I Need, Beautiful and Don't Walk Away: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Shawn McDonald songs in?

Most often F major, G major and Bb major.

Which chord progressions do Shawn McDonald songs use?

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