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The Smiths piano songs
6 songs by The Smiths, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano and lullaby piano in 6/8.
Every The Smiths song
- How Soon Is Now?F major · 4/4 · bIII5–IV5–I–bIII5
- Girlfriend In A ComaG major · 4/4 · I–V–IV–V7
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved MeE minor · 6/8 · i–bVI–bvi–v
- The Boy With The Thorn In His SideG major · 4/4 · V–ii–IV–V
- The Hand That Rocks The CradleA major · 4/4 · I–IV–V–I
- This Charming ManA major · 4/4 · I–V–ii–IV
How The Smiths is played
Questions about The Smiths on piano
What are the easiest The Smiths songs to play on piano?
Start with How Soon Is Now?, Girlfriend In A Coma and The Boy With The Thorn In His Side: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are The Smiths songs in?
Most often G major, A major and F major.
Which chord progressions do The Smiths songs use?
I–IV–V–I and I–V–ii–IV come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.