Slow dance ’50s
50s doo-wop piano in 12/8
Triplet chords for a slow dance under the lights. 12/8, about 88 beats a minute. Press play, change the hands while it plays, or press “Make a song” for a whole song in the style.
50s doo-wop piano in 12/8: left-hand patterns
The patterns its pianists stand on. Tap ▶ to hear one over its usual chords.
50s doo-wop piano in 12/8: right-hand patterns
Songs played as 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8
347 songs in the library; the best known first.
- He's A Pirate (from Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl)Klaus Badelt · iv–i–V7–i
- Saving All My Love For YouWritten by Michael Masser · I–vi–ii–IV
- After The Lovin’I–ii–V–ii
- Higher GroundWritten by Stevie Wonder · i–bIII5–IV5–i
- PurposeWritten by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx · I–V–IV–V
- Let It Be ChristmasAlan Jackson · I–IV–I–V7
- Fairytale Of New YorkThe Pogues & Kirsty MacColl · I–IV–V–I
- It Must Have Been The Mistletoe (Our First Christmas)Barbara Mandrell · I–IV–I–v
- Perfect DayLou Reed · V–vi–V–IV
- Someday (from The Hunchback Of Notre Dame)All-4-One · I–IV–iii–IV
- You Walk With MeDavid Yazbek · I–IV–vi–II7
- ForeverMariah Carey · I–vi–IV–iv
- Minute By MinuteMichael McDonald · ii–I–IV–#ivo
- A Broken WingWritten by Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart & others · I–ii–IV–I
- A Rose And A Baby RuthWritten by John D. Loudermilk · I–IV7–I–IV7
- A Secretary Is Not A ToyFrank Loesser · IV–I–I7–IV
- Are You SincereAndy Williams · I–ii–V7–I
- At The End Of The DayLes Miserables (Musical) · I–V–I–V
- Ave MariaWritten by Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba Riddick & others · vi–V–IV–V
- Born Too LateWritten by Charles Strouse · I–vi–ii–V7
- Champs ElyséesZaz · vi–v–IV–I
- Cryin’ TimeWritten by Buck Owens · IV–I–V7–I
- Doin' It (All For My Baby)Huey Lewis & The News · vi–IV–iii–ii
- DonnaI–IV–V7–I
- End Of The RoadBoyz II Men · I–Isus–I–V
- Everybody HurtsWritten by William Berry, Peter Buck & others · I–IV–I–IV
- Happy, Happy Birthday BabyWritten by Margo Sylvia & Gilbert Lopez · V–ii–V7–I
- HistoryOne Direction · I–III7–vi–v
- I’d Rather Go BlindI–ii–I–ii
- I’m Still HereWritten by John Rzeznik · I5–I–I5–I
- If I Can DreamI–vi–IV–I
- Like I’m Gonna Lose YouMeghan Trainor · IV–I–iii–vi
- Little GirlsWritten by Charles Strouse · i–bVI–bIII–bVII
- MaybeWritten by Richard Barrett · I–IV–VII7–Isus
- Minute By MinuteMichael McDonald · ii–I–IV–#ivo
- Never Can Say GoodbyeThe Jackson 5 · I–i–II7–bII
- Now We Are FreeKlaus Badelt · ii–V–iii–vi
- One And OnlyAdele · Isus–I–Isus–I
- Shame On The MoonWritten by Rodney Crowell · I–vi–I–vi
- Steamroller (a.k.a. Steamroller Blues)Written by James Taylor · I–IV7–I–V7
- Stick It To The ManWritten by Andrew Lloyd Webber · bVII5–i–bVII5–i
- That’s LifeI–III7–vi–II7
- The End Of The WorldWritten by Arthur Kent · IV–ii–iii–VI7
- This BoyI–vi–ii–V
- You Belong To MePatsy Cline · V–I–iii–IV
- (Smooth As) Tennessee WhiskeyChris Stapleton · I–ii–I–ii
- 2 Poor KidsRuth B · IV–I–iii–IV
- A Chorus Of Your OwnJ.D. Souther · III7–vi–III7–vi
- A Day Beyond BelclareWritten by Claude-Michel Schönberg · IV–I–IV–I
- A Place With No NameMichael Jackson · i–bVII–i–bVII
- A Story UntoldWritten by Leroy Griffin · I–vi–ii–V
- Act One FinaleWritten by Mark Hollmann · i–iv–i–iv
- After All (Holy)David Crowder Band · vi–IV–I–V
- After The Lovin’Written by Richie Adams & Alan Bernstein · I–ii–II–ii
- Ain’t Nobody But MeIV–I–IV–I
- All The Little LightsPassenger · I–V–vi–I
- Always In My HeadColdplay · iv–bVI–i–bVII
- An Oodely-Doodely Day (from the Disney TV Series PB&J Otter)Fred Newman · I–ii–V7–I
- Andante, Andante (from Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again)Abba · I–V–IV–I
- Angel Babyvi–ii–V7–I
- Angel BabyWritten by Rose Hamlin · vi–ii–V7–I
- Angels And HeroesBrian Littrell · IV–I–ii–IV
- AnthemLeonard Cohen · #IV7–V7–VII–I
- As The Years Go Passing ByWritten by Deadric Malone · V7–bVI7–V7–i
- Baby GrandWritten by Billy Joel · VI7–V–VI7–ii
- Baby’s In BlackWritten by John Lennon & Paul McCartney · I–V7–IV7–V7
- Back At Your DoorMaroon 5 · biiio–ii–bII7–I
- Ball And ChainJanis Joplin · IV7–I7–V7–IV7
- Between The CheatsWritten by Amy Winehouse & Salaam Remi · I–vi–ii–V
- Between You & IWritten by Jessica Simpson & Cory Rooney · I–vi–bVI–V
- Blue HolidayI–bVII7–VI7–II7
- BorrachoWritten by Felipe Váldez Leal · V7–I–V7–I
- Bring It On Home To MeWritten by Sam Cooke · I–V–IV–V
- Bubble ToesI–IV–V–I
- Can U BelieveRobin Thicke · V–ii–iii–IV
- Can’t Be TamedI–V–VI5–I
- Can't Hold Out Much LongerEric Clapton · IV7–I7–V7–IV7
- Can't Stay Alone TonightElton John · V–I–IV–I
- Can’t Take It InIV–ii–I–IV
- Carry Onfun. · I–IV–I–IV
- Change PartnersCrosby, Stills & Nash · I–Isus–I–Isus
- Child's PrayerChicago · I–Isus–I–Isus
- Christmas In The OceanMarty Panzer · IV–iii–IV–V
- Christmas TearsEric Clapton · I7–IV7–I7–IV7
- Christmas Without YouWritten by Ryan Tedder & Brent Kutzle · I–iii–IV–I
- Colour My WorldChicago · I–iii–IV–bVII
Its mood in the Playground is Sweet: the I–vi–IV–V progression.
Questions about 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8
What does the left hand play in 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8?
Slow-dance heartbeat, Rocking chair and Jukebox leaps: Four slow, deep beats under a swaying fifties ballad.
What tempo and meter is 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8?
12/8, around 88 beats a minute.
Which songs are played as 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8?
347 songs in the library, including She’s Always A Woman, Memory, Fallin', Never Enough and He's A Pirate (from Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl).