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Traditional English Folksong piano songs

3 songs by Traditional English Folksong, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as waltz piano, blues and boogie-woogie piano and lullaby piano in 6/8.

GreensleevesTraditional English Folksong

We Wish You A Merry ChristmasTraditional English Folksong

Blow The Wind SoutherlyWritten by Traditional English Folksong

Every Traditional English Folksong song

GreensleevesE minor · 3/4 · bVII–v–i–V
We Wish You A Merry ChristmasG major · 4/4 · I–IV–V7–I
Blow The Wind SoutherlyAb major · 6/8 · I–IV–V7–I

How Traditional English Folksong is played

Waltz pianoOne strong beat and two light ones.
Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
Lullaby piano in 6/8Rocking in sixes, like a boat on calm water.
The I–IV–V7–I loop100 songs use it

Questions about Traditional English Folksong on piano

What are the easiest Traditional English Folksong songs to play on piano?

Start with We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Blow The Wind Southerly: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Traditional English Folksong songs in?

Most often E minor, G major and Ab major.

Which chord progressions do Traditional English Folksong songs use?

I–IV–V7–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.