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Category Archive for 'Evergreen'

Two Less Lonely People In The World

Let’s start with the video illustration….
I did not include the intro to the song in this video, but if you are interested, the progression for the intro goes like this…
I –> IV –> I –> III4 –> III
The song is in the key of E. The above is translated therefore as:
E –> A –> E [...]

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Against All Odds

Let’s start with the video…
The original key is C#. I played it in the key of C in the video, as this is a much easier key to follow for most people.
The intro to this song is made up of 2 chords: IIm7 and V chords.
So in the key of C, these 2 chords are: [...]

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Mandy by Barry Manilow

I have done this song the “cheat” way — in the C key and using only the 3 basic chords (on the right hand). I hope a beginner, especially an adult beginner, will find this easy to follow.
The progression for the verse goes like this (played twice):
C –> G/C –> F/D –> F/C –> F/Bb [...]

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Last Waltz by Engelbert Humperdinck

I am posting this video to show a reader-friend (who is now learning this song) how I would play the song my “cheat” way.
I have chosen to begin from the middle section of the song (i.e., not from the beginning), as that’s where you can hear the verse, chorus and the bridge one after another.
The [...]

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