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The Hollies piano songs

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

He Ain’t Heavy He’s My BrotherThe Hollies

Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)The Hollies

On A CarouselThe Hollies

Every The Hollies song

He Ain’t Heavy He’s My BrotherG major · 4/4 · ii–I–V–vi
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)C major · 4/4 · I–bIII–IV–I
On A CarouselBb major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV

How The Hollies is played

Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
The I–bIII–IV–I loop15 songs use it
The I–IV–I–IV loop782 songs use it

Questions about The Hollies on piano

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

Start with He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother and On A Carousel: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are The Hollies songs in?

Most often G major, C major and Bb major.

Which chord progressions do The Hollies songs use?

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