Blues & boogie
Blues and boogie-woogie piano
Swinging left hands from the 1950s. 4/4, about 112 beats a minute. Press play, change the hands while it plays, or press “Make a song” for a whole song in the style.
Blues and boogie-woogie piano: left-hand patterns
The patterns its pianists stand on. Tap ▶ to hear one over its usual chords.
Blues and boogie-woogie piano: right-hand patterns
More patterns in this style
Songs played as blues and boogie-woogie piano
Thousands of songs in the library; the best known first.
- Rolling In The DeepAdele · vi–V–IV–V
- Let Her GoPassenger · bVI–bIII–bVII–i
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm YoursStevie Wonder · ii–I–I7–IV
- YesterdayThe Beatles · I–VII7–III7–vi
- Hallelujah ChorusGeorge Frideric Handel · I–IV–I–IV
- For The First Time In Forever (from Frozen)Kristen Bell & Idina Menzel · Isus–I–Isus–I
- I Just Called To Say I Love YouStevie Wonder · I–ii–V7–I
- OneU2 · VII7–iii–VII7–iii
- Linus And LucyVince Guaraldi · I–bIII–I–bIII
- Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens)Elvis Presley · iii–IV–I–ii
- Blue ChristmasElvis Presley · I7–bVII–vi–V7
- The Pink PantherHenry Mancini · i–bVI7–i–bII7
- Bennie And The JetsElton John · I–IV–bVII–VI7
- It's A Small WorldSherman Brothers · I–V7–I–I7
- CabaretKander & Ebb · I–III7–VI7–ii
- Do You Hear What I HearGloria Shayne · I–V–IV–V
- At LastEtta James · V7–I–VI7–ii
- Can't Help Falling In LoveElvis Presley · IV–V–vi–IV
- Sir DukeStevie Wonder · V–I–vi–bVI
- Killer QueenQueen · bVII–IV–bVII–IV7
- Jingle BellsJ. Pierpont · V7–I–I7–IV
- Come TogetherThe Beatles · i–I–V–IV
- Air On The G StringJohann Sebastian Bach
- Happy TogetherThe Turtles · V7–i–bVII–bVI
- Heartbreak HotelElvis Presley · I–IV–I–IV
- JoleneDolly Parton · vi–I–V–vi
- Canon In DJohann Pachelbel · I–V–vi–iii
- For All We KnowCarpenters · I–V–IV–V
- SheElvis Costello · I–biiio–IV–I
- So WhatMiles Davis · I–iii–ii–I
- We Wish You A Merry ChristmasTraditional English Folksong · I–IV–V7–I
- Alice In WonderlandBill Evans · V7–I–IV–V7
- Ev'ry Time We Say GoodbyeCole Porter · ii–Vsus–V7–I
- Isn't It Romantic?Rodgers & Hart · VI7–ii–V7–I
- My ManBarbra Streisand · I–IV–iio–I
- Dust In The WindKansas · vi–II–V–vi
- Get Back (arr. Mona Rejino)The Beatles · IV–I–IV–I
- The BoxerSimon & Garfunkel · iii–vi–V–V7
- Chances AreJohnny Mathis · I7–IV–I7–IV
- I Miss YouElvis Presley · V7–I–ii–V7
- Just A DreamJimmy Clanton · ii–V7–ii–V7
- Take A Chance On MeMindi Dickstein · bVII–IV–I–II
- The Lady Is A TrampRodgers & Hart · V7–I–i–ii
- Hey ThereJerry Ross · V7–I–bVI7–ii
- They Can't Take That Away From MeGeorge Gershwin · IV–I–ii–I
- Burning LoveI–IV–V–I
- I Guess That’s Why They Call It The BluesElton John · IV–I–IV–I
- One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)Frank Sinatra · I–iii–I–V7
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My HeadB.J. Thomas · iii–VI7–ii–IV
- Stormy WeatherLena Horne · ii–V7–I–ii
- You Are My SunshineJimmie Davis · I–I7–IV–I
- How Sweet It IsJames Taylor · I–IV–I–IV
- It's Impossible (Somos Novios)Perry Como · ii–V7–I–vii
- Love SongSara Bareilles · ii–I–IVsus–V
- Moonlight SonataLudwig van Beethoven
- Red, Red WineNeil Diamond · I–IV–I–ii
- Mary Had A Little LambBuddy Guy · I7–IV7–I7–V7
- In The Bleak MidwinterGustav Holst · V7–bII7–I–vi
- Satin DollDuke Ellington · ii–V7–ii–V7
- Willow Weep For MeChad & Jeremy · I–bII–I–bII
- And All That JazzKander & Ebb · I–V–I–V7
- I Got YouWritten by James Brown · IV7–I7–V7–IV7
- OklahomaRodgers & Hammerstein · V7–I–IV–I
- Something ThereAlan Menken · V7–I–V7–I
- If OnlyAndrea Bocelli · IV–I–IV–I
- Come SundayDuke Ellington · V7–I–IV–#ivo
- AqualungJethro Tull · bVI–bVII–bVI–bVII
- Cocktails For TwoSpike Jones & His City Slickers · V7–I–VII7–I
- Radar LoveGolden Earring · IV–I–V–vi
- SwaneeGeorge Gershwin · V7–I–V7–I
- American WomanII5–I5–II5–I5
- BabooshkaKate Bush · I–iv–bVII–I
- Bad, Bad Leroy BrownWritten by Jim Croce · I–IV–I–IV
- I've Heard That Song BeforeHarry James · ii–V7–I–vii
- Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?)Irving Berlin · IV–iv–V7–I
- Old Time Rock & RollI–IV–V–I
- BirthdayDmitri Shostakovich · I7–IV7–I7–V7
- Marry YouBruno Mars · I–ii–IV–I
- 'deed I DoWalter Hirsch · III7–VI7–ii–V7
- Alright, Okay, You WinPeggy Lee · IV7–I–IV7–I
- Basin Street BluesSpencer Williams · I–III7–VI7–II7
- Do You Know What It Means To Miss New OrleansLouis Armstrong · V7–I–V7–I
- I Whistle A Happy TuneRodgers & Hammerstein · V7–I–I7–IV
- Let's Call The Whole Thing OffGeorge Gershwin · V7–I–vi–ii
- St. Louis BluesW.C. Handy · V7–I7–IV7–I7
- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (from Oklahoma!) (arr. Fred Kern)Rodgers & Hammerstein · I–vi–II7–Vsus
Its mood in the Playground is Bluesy: the I7–IV7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 progression.
Questions about blues and boogie-woogie piano
What does the left hand play in blues and boogie-woogie piano?
Rock’n’roll rocker, Boogie walker and Jazz walk: The left hand rocks between two shapes, straight out of the 1950s.
What tempo and meter is blues and boogie-woogie piano?
4/4, around 112 beats a minute, with the eighths swung (long, short).
Which songs are played as blues and boogie-woogie piano?
Thousands of songs in the library, including White Christmas, Georgia On My Mind, Great Balls Of Fire, Misty and Rolling In The Deep.