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The Jackson 5 piano songs

6 songs by The Jackson 5, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, bossa nova piano and 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8.

AbcThe Jackson 5

I Want You BackThe Jackson 5

Never Can Say GoodbyeThe Jackson 5

Dancing MachineThe Jackson 5

Every The Jackson 5 song

AbcG major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV
I Want You BackAb major · 2/2 · vi–I–IV–I
Never Can Say GoodbyeD major · 12/8 · I–i–II7–bII
Dancing MachineC major · 2/2 · vi–II7–vi–IV7
I Am Love (Part 1)C minor · 4/4 · i–IV7–bVI–bIII
The Love You SaveG major · 4/4 · VI–II–VI–II

How The Jackson 5 is played

Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Bossa nova pianoSoft sways and sunny jazz chords.
50s doo-wop piano in 12/8Triplet chords for a slow dance under the lights.
The I–IV–I–IV loop782 songs use it
The vi–I–IV–I loop25 songs use it

Questions about The Jackson 5 on piano

What are the easiest The Jackson 5 songs to play on piano?

Start with Abc, I Want You Back and Dancing Machine: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are The Jackson 5 songs in?

Most often G major, Ab major and D major.

Which chord progressions do The Jackson 5 songs use?

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