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The Steve Miller Band piano songs

4 songs by The Steve Miller Band, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano and 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8.

Rock'n MeThe Steve Miller Band

Jet AirlinerThe Steve Miller Band

SwingtownThe Steve Miller Band

The StakeThe Steve Miller Band

Every The Steve Miller Band song

Rock'n MeA major · 4/4 · I–bVII–IV–I
Jet AirlinerC major · 4/4 · IV–I–bVII–IV
SwingtownBb major · 4/4 · I–IV–V–I
The StakeF major · 12/8 · I–V–bVII–I

How The Steve Miller Band is played

Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
50s doo-wop piano in 12/8Triplet chords for a slow dance under the lights.
The I–bVII–IV–I loop102 songs use it
The IV–I–bVII–IV loop39 songs use it
The I–IV–V–I loop215 songs use it

Questions about The Steve Miller Band on piano

What are the easiest The Steve Miller Band songs to play on piano?

Start with Jet Airliner and The Stake: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are The Steve Miller Band songs in?

Most often A major, C major and Bb major.

Which chord progressions do The Steve Miller Band songs use?

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