Songs every keyboardist should learn

[Vortexx]

Hey guys, just trying to make a list of the best rock/pop songs that utilize keyboards. Here are a few to get us started.


Light my Fire- The Doors ( Vox Continental combo organ and Fender Rhodes piano bass)

Superstition- Stevie Wonder (Clavinet)

Jump- Van Halen (Oberheim synthesizer)

Born to be Wild- Steppenwolf (Hammond organ)

Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee Lewis (Piano)

 

[JONLIBRA]

Firth of fifth intro by Genesis! (The great Tony Banks)

 

[Iain]

Fanfare for the common man - ELP

 

[matformons]

http://open.spotify.com/track/4loVCRYfGjRYlP1LJ0d9Eq

Eldar Djangirov - Exposition

eeeheheh, if somebody on this forum should ever learn this, post it here and i will praise you!

 

[Iain]

http://open.spotify.com/track/4loVCRYfGjRYlP1LJ0d9Eq

Eldar Djangirov - Exposition

eeeheheh, if somebody on this forum should ever learn this, post it here and i will praise you!

Me too

 

[albonecutter]

The Breeze

I think "Call Me the Breeze", and "Sweet Home" licks are essential, if you're going to play out. THere's actually a couple EXCELLENT videos on Utube - the guy breaks down the Breeze very nicely - and Sweet Home is good too...

Also, search Amazon.com for some Hal Leonard books, that have exact fingering - also, I have found a website called "Sheetmusicdigital" has some excellent sheet music - don't be fooled by guitar tab, either, check them out - sometimes someone has transcribed the keyboard part right in there - a great example is "Smokin'" by Boston - the tab has a great tab of the keyboard solos in there.

 

[Kirkwood123]

"Presto Vivace" by UK with Eddie Jobson.
Some audio/clips on Youtube...

 

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Children Of Bodom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats one great challenge

 

[Vctor]

This really depends of the location (country, state) where you are playing, the audience, your musical technique, etc.
Here are some songs that I love:
Summer Time - composed by George Gershwin
What a Wonderful World - played by Louis Armstrong
The Entertainer
In the Mood - composed by Joe Garland