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The Pretenders piano songs

3 songs by The Pretenders, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as bossa nova piano, pop piano and ballad piano.

I’ll Stand By YouThe Pretenders

Brass In PocketThe Pretenders

Talk Of The TownThe Pretenders

Every The Pretenders song

I’ll Stand By YouD major · 4/4 · I–vi–v–IV
Brass In PocketA major · 4/4 · I–Isus–I–Isus
Talk Of The TownG major · 4/4 · IV–I–IV–I

How The Pretenders is played

Bossa nova pianoSoft sways and sunny jazz chords.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
The I–Isus–I–Isus loop83 songs use it
The IV–I–IV–I loop384 songs use it

Questions about The Pretenders on piano

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

Start with I’ll Stand By You, Brass In Pocket and Talk Of The Town: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are The Pretenders songs in?

Most often D major, A major and G major.

Which chord progressions do The Pretenders songs use?

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