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Stephen Sondheim piano songs

11 songs by Stephen Sondheim, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as waltz piano, pop piano and blues and boogie-woogie piano.

Every Stephen Sondheim song

How Stephen Sondheim is played

Questions about Stephen Sondheim on piano

What are the easiest Stephen Sondheim songs to play on piano?

Start with Losing My Mind, Being Alive and Broadway Baby: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Stephen Sondheim songs in?

Most often G major, Eb major and C major.

Which chord progressions do Stephen Sondheim songs use?

V7–I–V7–I, ii–V7–ii–V7 and I–V7–I–IV come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.