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Southern Appalachian Folksong piano songs
3 songs by Southern Appalachian Folksong, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, stride piano and ballad piano.
Every Southern Appalachian Folksong song
How Southern Appalachian Folksong is played
Questions about Southern Appalachian Folksong on piano
What are the easiest Southern Appalachian Folksong songs to play on piano?
Start with Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair, Cindy and Once I Had A Sweetheart: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Southern Appalachian Folksong songs in?
Most often E minor, G major and A minor.
Which chord progressions do Southern Appalachian Folksong songs use?
i–iv–V7–i, I–IV–I–IV and i–iv–i–iv come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.