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The Doobie Brothers piano songs

6 songs by The Doobie Brothers, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, rock piano and stride piano.

What a Fool BelievesThe Doobie Brothers

Black WaterThe Doobie Brothers

Listen To The MusicThe Doobie Brothers

You Belong To MeThe Doobie Brothers

Every The Doobie Brothers song

What a Fool BelievesDb major · 4/4 · Vsus–V7–I–ii
Black WaterD major · 4/4 · I7–v–I7–v
Listen To The MusicF major · 4/4 · I–IV–I7–IV
You Belong To MeC minor · 4/4 · I–bIII–V7–i
Long Train Runnin'G minor · 4/4 · v–i–v–i
Rockin' Down The HighwayA major · 4/4 · I–bVII–IV–I

How The Doobie Brothers is played

Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Rock pianoEighth notes that push like an engine.
Stride pianoA leaping left hand, ragtime style.
The I–IV–I7–IV loop13 songs use it
The I–bVII–IV–I loop102 songs use it

Questions about The Doobie Brothers on piano

What are the easiest The Doobie Brothers songs to play on piano?

Start with What a Fool Believes, Black Water and You Belong To Me: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are The Doobie Brothers songs in?

Most often Db major, D major and F major.

Which chord progressions do The Doobie Brothers songs use?

I–IV–I7–IV and I–bVII–IV–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.