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ZZ Top piano songs

3 songs by ZZ Top, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as rock piano and blues and boogie-woogie piano.

DoublebackZZ Top

Sleeping BagZZ Top

Tube Snake BoogieZZ Top

Every ZZ Top song

DoublebackC minor · 4/4 · bIII5–IV5–I5–IV5
Sleeping BagEb major · 4/4 · vi–V–vi–V
Tube Snake BoogieE major · 4/4 · I5–I–I5–I

How ZZ Top is played

Rock pianoEighth notes that push like an engine.
Blues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s.
The vi–V–vi–V loop39 songs use it
The I5–I–I5–I loop17 songs use it

Questions about ZZ Top on piano

What are the easiest ZZ Top songs to play on piano?

Start with Sleeping Bag: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are ZZ Top songs in?

Most often C minor, Eb major and E major.

Which chord progressions do ZZ Top songs use?

vi–V–vi–V and I5–I–I5–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.