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Walter Becker & Donald Fagen piano songs

8 songs by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as pop piano, bossa nova piano and ballad piano.

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Questions about Walter Becker & Donald Fagen on piano

What are the easiest Walter Becker & Donald Fagen songs to play on piano?

Start with Aja, Blues Beach and Bodhisattva: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Walter Becker & Donald Fagen songs in?

Most often G major, D major and A minor.

Which chord progressions do Walter Becker & Donald Fagen songs use?

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