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Vince Guaraldi piano songs
16 songs by Vince Guaraldi, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as blues and boogie-woogie piano, waltz piano and pop piano.
Every Vince Guaraldi song
- Linus And LucyAb major · 4/4 · I–bIII–I–bIII
- Christmas Time Is HereF major · 3/4 · V–vi–bVI–V
- Charlie Brown ThemeG major · 4/4 · V7–I–I7–IV
- Skating (arr. Phillip Keveren)C major · 3/4 · I–IV–V–IV
- Cast Your Fate To The WindF major · 2/2 · I–IV–V7–I
- Christmas Is ComingEb major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- FreewayEb major · 5/4 · I–I7–iv–IV
- Frieda (With The Naturally Curly Hair)F major · 4/4 · VI7–ii–V7–I
- Joe CoolF major · 4/4 · I–bVII–IV–I
- Little BirdieAb major · 4/4 · I–bVII–I–bVII
- My Little DrumF major · 4/4 · I–I7–#iv–iv
- Surfin' SnoopyC major · 4/4 · I–V7–I–V7
- Thanksgiving ThemeC major · 3/4 · I–IV–V–bVI
- The Great Pumpkin WaltzC minor · 3/4 · i–vii–bVII–bIII7
- The Pebble Beach ThemeF major · 2/2 · I–IV7–I–bVII7
- What Child Is ThisF minor · 3/4 · i–bVI–IV–V7
How Vince Guaraldi is played
Questions about Vince Guaraldi on piano
What are the easiest Vince Guaraldi songs to play on piano?
Start with Linus And Lucy, Cast Your Fate To The Wind and Christmas Is Coming: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Vince Guaraldi songs in?
Most often F major, C major and Ab major.
Which chord progressions do Vince Guaraldi songs use?
V7–I–I7–IV, I–IV–V–IV and I–IV–V7–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.