If you have just made the decision to learn how to play the piano, or you are still a beginner, you might be wondering what songs you should try to play. After all, there are only so many scales and drills you can practice without getting bored.
You may have a piano teacher who has given you some suggestions for songs to play. Either way, it always good to know which songs are well-suited for beginners to learn how to play. That way you can get the most out of your practice, play songs that you enjoy, and make fast progress on your way to becoming a skilled pianist. The following are 10 of the best piano songs to learn how to play as a beginner.
The Well-Tempered Clavichord by Johann Sebastian Bach is a classic piece for beginner pianists to learn to play. On the left hand, it uses just two notes, which makes it easy for you to get started with. The arpeggios are played by the right hand. The reason why this is such a good song to practice is that you can work on improving your two-hand dynamics and it is a short and sweet piece.
Mozart actually wrote his Sonata No. 16 for beginning piano players. “Facile” means easy. It is a good piece for beginning and intermediate piano players to learn and much less challenging than many other Mozart pieces.
This is one of the first songs that many beginning pianists learn to play. The notes are played with your left hand and the melody is played with your right hand. Ode To Joy is so easy to play that many beginners learn to play the song by ear.
The Entertainer by Scott Joplin is a classic song from the Ragtime era. Joplin wrote the song in 1902, and it is still recommended to this day for beginner piano players. It uses basic chord progressions that help to support memorizing this piece. In terms of rhythm, the song offers a great opportunity for studying basic ragtime beats and syncopation. The left-hand patterns bounce back and forth to develop your keyboard awareness, chord-finding ability, and timing. Most important of all, it is a very fun song to play. You can first learn how to play it at a slow tempo, and then over time speed things up.
Only four notes are used by this song, so it very easy for beginning pianists to master it. Another thing that makes it easy for beginners to play Deep Purpose is that the hand position does to change. That means the beginner can learn to pay the four notes while practicing them using both hands.
This is one of the most common songs that beginner pianists learn how to play since it has every chord in a major key that all move in a stepwise manner, which makes it easy to remember and learn how to play.
This classic hit song dates back to 1982 and appeared on Jackson’s “Thriller” album. To play “Bille Jean” your right hand only needs to play three chords. That is the synth part of this song. That makes it easy for beginners to play. With your right hand, you play the following chord sequence: F# minor, G# minor, A minor, and G# minor. Then you can add your left hand in, with the four-note bass line. It will take a bit of practice, but after you have mastered playing this song, you will be able to play the famous riff from this hit song by Michael Jackson.
This song was a huge hit when it was released in 2011. This is also an excellent song for beginning pianists to learn how to play since it has just four chords that continue to repeat: A, E, F# minor and D. The four chords are played in a repeating pattern.
When you are first learning how to play the song, you can start out slowly, and then continue to increase your speed as you gain confidence until you have the right tempo. After mastering the four-chord sequence played with your right hand, then your left hand can be added to play the intro.
Although this song might seem like it would be hard to play, it’s actually a great one for beginning players to learn. Just four chords are used and they repeat throughout the entire song, so after the sequence is mastered, you will be able to play the whole song very easily.
This is a classic beginner’s song due to its highly recognizable melody and easy, repetitive bass line. The main chords of the song are C, Am, F, and G that repeat over and over again.
Continue To Learn
After you have mastered these best piano songs for beginners, you can then take on more complicated songs or more complex versions of these songs. Always keep a good selection of songs handy to practice to help you stay motivated and continue to hone your skills. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.