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Traditional Irish Folk Song piano songs
15 songs by Traditional Irish Folk Song, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as waltz piano, stride piano and pop piano.
Every Traditional Irish Folk Song song
- Down By The Salley GardensD major · 4/4 · I–V–IV–I
- Finnegan’s WakeG major · 2/2 · vi–iii–vi–iii
- The Irish RoverC major · 4/4 · I–V–I–IV
- Arthur McBrideD major · 3/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- Boston BurglarD major · 4/4 · I–vi–IV–I
- Butcher BoyD major · 4/4 · I–ii–V–I
- Cliffs Of DoneenG major · 3/4 · I–V7–V–I
- Fiddler’s GreenG major · 3/4 · I–IV–I–V7
- I’m A Rover And Seldom SoberG major · 3/4 · I–V7–I–V7
- The Foggy DewD major · 3/4 · vi–ii–iii–vi
- The Galway ShawlG major · 3/4 · I–vi–IV–V
- The Jolly BeggarmanC major · 4/4 · V–I–IV–vi
- The Little BeggarmanD major · 6/8 · I–IV–I–bVII
- The Merry PloughboyC major · 6/8 · V–IV–V–I
- The Spanish LadyA major · 4/4 · IV–I–V–I
How Traditional Irish Folk Song is played
Questions about Traditional Irish Folk Song on piano
What are the easiest Traditional Irish Folk Song songs to play on piano?
Start with Finnegan’s Wake, Boston Burglar and Butcher Boy: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Traditional Irish Folk Song songs in?
Most often D major, G major and C major.
Which chord progressions do Traditional Irish Folk Song songs use?
I–V–IV–I, vi–iii–vi–iii and I–V–I–IV come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.