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The Drifters piano songs

5 songs by The Drifters, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as ballad piano, rock piano and pop piano.

Save The Last Dance For MeThe Drifters

Hello HappinessThe Drifters

On BroadwayThe Drifters

Every The Drifters song

Save The Last Dance For MeEb major · 4/4 · I–V7–I–V7
Hello HappinessA major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–V
On BroadwayF major · 4/4 · I–bVII–I–bVII
On BroadwayF major · 4/4 · I–bVII–I–bVII
There Goes My BabyC major · 2/2 · I–vi–ii–V7

How The Drifters is played

Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
Rock pianoEighth notes that push like an engine.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
The I–bVII–I–bVII loop90 songs use it
The I–V7–I–V7 loop222 songs use it
The I–IV–I–V loop144 songs use it

Questions about The Drifters on piano

What are the easiest The Drifters songs to play on piano?

Start with Save The Last Dance For Me, On Broadway and On Broadway: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are The Drifters songs in?

Most often F major, Eb major and A major.

Which chord progressions do The Drifters songs use?

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