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Tracy Chapman piano songs

11 songs by Tracy Chapman, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, rock piano and stride piano.

Every Tracy Chapman song

How Tracy Chapman is played

Questions about Tracy Chapman on piano

What are the easiest Tracy Chapman songs to play on piano?

Start with Crossroads, Fast Car and Baby Can I Hold You: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Tracy Chapman songs in?

Most often G major, A major and A minor.

Which chord progressions do Tracy Chapman songs use?

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