{"id":2890,"date":"2016-09-29T17:21:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T21:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2023-01-24T00:19:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T05:19:53","slug":"easy-piano-rock-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/easy-piano-rock-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Piano Rock Songs: Six Rock Classics You Should Play On Piano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been said that the entire rock and pop genres are built on four chords (If you need some proof, we recommend that you let <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ\">The Axis of Awesome<\/a> do all the convincing for us). And luckily for you, the amateur pianist (we prefer the term, \u201cgentleman&#8221; or &#8220;gentlewoman&#8221; pianist), the simplicity of the rock genre makes it easier for you to learn piano rock songs with minimal practice time. With a little bit of listening, a little bit of practice, and a little bit of trial and error, you can:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rock-piano-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"piano rock songs easy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rock-piano-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rock-piano-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rock-piano.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn some of your favorite rock tunes to play for your own personal enjoyment<\/li>\n<li>Share music with a friend or family member<\/li>\n<li>Increase your chances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=72Tnl7vjRHo\">winning a Miss America pageant<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Definitely be the coolest person at your next mandatory holiday party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That being said, we decided to suggest a few jams. We\u2019ve included some background information about each song, some reasons why they work well for amateur pianists, and links to performances and sheet music. At the very least, we hope you get to know these classics a little bit better, and at the most, we hope you learn how to play these piano rock songs!<\/p>\n<p>As always, we\u2019d love to tell you more about how<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>the teachers in our network can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/how-it-works\">teach you to play these songs<\/a> through professional, affordable lessons in your home or in a studio.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Styx: \u201cCome Sail Away\u201d (1977)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2893 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Styx_-_The_Grand_Illusion.jpg\" alt=\"Styx Come Sail Away album art\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Styx_-_The_Grand_Illusion.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Styx_-_The_Grand_Illusion-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Styx_-_The_Grand_Illusion-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a true prog-rock beauty that also provides great piano training exercises (check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/pop-sheet-music.com\/Files\/3de0d2365a477f6447d6fd9e2a4f4920.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">chord sheets<\/a>). Dennis DeYoung included some interesting chord ideas too, and the maj7, sus4, and sus2 really come across in recordings&#8212;a huge plus for pianists trying to imitate sounds by ear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cprog-rock\u201d thing kicks in when the piano is abandoned in the second part of the song (say hello to heavy drums and electric guitars). Since this a piano-centric post, we have to say that the piano section is far superior to the latter half&#8212;but honestly, it\u2019s all pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the form of the song, &#8220;Come Sail Away&#8221; juxtaposes two main concepts: first, Styx goes for a ballad-like opening, complete with piano and synthesizer interjections. In the second half, they focus on thick guitar texture and heavy drumming. The album version features a full minute-long synthesizer tangent in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Practice Tip:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t let the 16th notes in the intro scare you away, this is still one of the great easy piano rock songs. Practice them first by \u201cblocking\u201d chords&#8212;play all the notes of the broken chord together, then break them apart into 16ths once you can navigate from one chord to the next. For instance, beats 1 and 2 (refer to the sheet music), are on a broken C chord. Beats 3 and 4 stay on a D minor chord, or the minor 2.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e5MAg_yWsq8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pop-sheet-music.com\/Files\/3de0d2365a477f6447d6fd9e2a4f4920.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sheet Music<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Beatles: \u201cLet it Be\u201d (1970)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beatles-Let-it-Be-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"album art beatles let it be\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beatles-Let-it-Be-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beatles-Let-it-Be-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beatles-Let-it-Be-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beatles-Let-it-Be-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beatles-Let-it-Be-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beatles-Let-it-Be.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Beatles released &#8220;Let It Be&#8221; in March of 1970&#8212;first as a single, and then as the title track to their final album, <em>Let It Be<\/em>. The album was released shortly after the band\u2019s breakup. Paul McCartney wrote the song and performed the vocals, and it rose to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many people think that the \u201cMother Mary\u201d reference in the song refers to the Biblical Virgin Mary, but McCartney has clarified that the \u201cMary\u201d refers to his own mother, who passed away from cancer when Paul was a teenager. The title words, \u201cLet It Be,\u201d are inspired by actual words from his mother as well, rather than a second Biblical reference. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicstand.com\/a-lesson-on-text-criticism-and-the-beatles-let-it-be\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dr. Jeffrey McLeod<\/a>, \u201cMcCartney typically answers the question by assuring his fans that they can interpret the song however they would like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why Is This One of the Great Piano Rock Songs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, great songs don\u2019t have to be complicated&#8212;\u201dLet It Be\u201d is a perfect example. Here\u2019s a snippet of one sheet music arrangement:<\/p>\n<p>The left hand has minimal work to do, but you won\u2019t be left with a hollow-sounding piece of music. Better yet, the chord structure sticks to the typical I, V, IV, vi pattern most of the time, so your right hand won\u2019t have too much work to do either. Here are some links:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cKolD582AVI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicnotes.com\/sheetmusic\/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0053244\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Sheet Music<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3225222491&amp;feature=iv&amp;src_vid=pJUrZsFFrVg&amp;v=L5fdaMfyH7g\" rel=\"nofollow\">Piano Notes Visualization<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lynyrd Skynyrd: \u201cSweet Home Alabama\u201d (1974)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Sweet-Home-Alabama-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"alternative album art sweet home alabama\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Sweet-Home-Alabama-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Sweet-Home-Alabama.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This classic came to us from the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1974 as part of its second album, the aptly named \u201cSecond Helping.\u201d It reached #8 on U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and ironically, it peaked higher (#6) in Canada&#8212;it did have to compete with the likes of Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, and Paul McCartney after all (among others).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The song was not without <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sweet_Home_Alabama#Controversy\" rel=\"nofollow\">controversy<\/a>, but that shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise given the tense political climate of the American South during the 1970s. Neil Young had written \u201cAlabama\u201d and \u201cSouthern Man\u201d in the early 1970s; the racial subject matter elicited a strong response from Lynyrd Skynyrd, and you can clearly hear the band\u2019s resentment of the Alabama governor in the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why It\u2019s Great on the Piano:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Who doesn\u2019t love the iconic three-chord progression in the introduction (which was almost undoubtedly inspired by Led Zeppelin\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fssblRRCgmg\" rel=\"nofollow\">Your Time Is Gonna Come<\/a>\u201d&#8212; keep listening until 1:40)? It\u2019s simple, easy to learn, and instantly recognizable. You can even keep the same hand position when you move from the V chord to the IV chord in the first measure. The\u00a0 MusicNotes.com arrangement keeps the left hand simple by repeating the opening rhythm in the bass throughout the song.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ye5BuYf8q4o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-chords.com\/chords\/lynyrd-skynyrd\/sweet-home-alabama\" rel=\"nofollow\">Music<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicnotes.com\/sheetmusic\/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0044823\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chords\u00a0 <\/a>for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicnotes.com\/sheetmusic\/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0112177\" rel=\"nofollow\">Practice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Warren Zevon: \u201cWerewolves of London\u201d (1978)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Excitable-Boy-Warren-Zevon-300x300.png\" alt=\"album cover excitable boy zevon\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Excitable-Boy-Warren-Zevon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Excitable-Boy-Warren-Zevon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Excitable-Boy-Warren-Zevon-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Excitable-Boy-Warren-Zevon.png 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This popular song, from Warren Zevon\u2019s 1978 album, \u201cExcitable Boy,\u201d will sound familiar to you if you haven\u2019t heard it already&#8212;The introduction is almost a carbon copy of \u201cSweet Home Alabama.\u201d Differences include slight changes in harmony and different instrumentation, but the overall impression is still there. Considering how Lynyrd Skynyrd\u2019s hit came only four years prior, it\u2019s hard to imagine that Warren Zevon (and co-writers LeRoy Marinell and Waddy Wachtel) didn\u2019t have \u201cSweet Home Alabama\u201d in mind. They both make for great, easy piano rock songs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Originality aside, the opening lyrics in \u201cWerewolves of London\u201d are funny enough to make anyone a fan, and the catchy tune reached number 21 on the American Top 40 charts. It remained in the top 40 for six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why Does This Work For Piano?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One simple reason: the piano was featured in the original recording. If the piano was good enough for Warren Zevon, it\u2019s good enough for us! Besides that, the song does retain all the simplicity and catchiness of \u201cSweet Home Alabama,\u201d and we think you will enjoy adding this to your list of easy piano rock songs. It\u2019s safe to say that the left hand is easier in this song than it is in \u201cSweet Home Alabama,\u201d although we are using the MusicNotes.com sheet music as a point of reference.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iDpYBT0XyvA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicnotes.com\/sheetmusic\/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0047334\" rel=\"nofollow\">Music<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-chords.com\/chords\/warren-zevon\/werewolves-of-london\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chords<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Beatles: Hey Jude (released 1968)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beatles-Hey-Jude-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"hey jude album cover art\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beatles-Hey-Jude-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Beatles-Hey-Jude.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the greatest music comes from great sorrow, and \u201cHey Jude\u201d is a perfect example. Although Paul McCartney himself wasn\u2019t going through relational hardship, it was difficult for him to watch his friends John and Cynthia Lennon go through a divorce (a result of John\u2019s affair with Yoko Ono). Perhaps more difficult than the divorce was the fact that the Lennons had a son, Julian, whom Paul was close to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While on his way to visit the Lennons, McCartney wrote a tune called \u201cHey Jules\u201d to help console Julian Lennon. Thus \u201cHey Jude\u201d was born. The seven-minute song went on to become the longest tune up until that point to top the British Charts, and it remained #1 in the United States for an astounding nine weeks. It was sold over 8 million copies, has won numerous awards, and continues to be popular today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why Is This Rock Song Easy For Piano?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the unusual form (it is essentially a binary song with an added four minute long coda), \u201cHey Jude\u201d is a great addition to your personal piano rock songs library. The chord structure was left intentionally simply for both artistic purposes and so that McCartney could freely improvise parts of the vocal line over the bass harmonies. Most arrangements of \u201cHey Jude\u201d feature a left hand part that simply plays triads in a repeated quarter note rhythm; technique and speed shouldn\u2019t be an issue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Practice Tip:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Besides all of the regular tenants of good practicing, try something a little bit different when learning this tune. Make sure you practice the right hand melody line alone, not just so that you get the notes right, but so that you refine the phrasing. In other words, make it sing. One great way to accomplish this is to listen to a recording before sitting down at the piano. When you start to play, try and imitate some of McCartney\u2019s nuances and interpretations of the melody&#8212;before you know it, you\u2019ll be playing more musically, and you might even be adding musical ideas of your own. Your audience will hear the difference, we promise!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A_MjCqQoLLA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicnotes.com\/sheetmusic\/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0053728\" rel=\"nofollow\">Music<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-chords.com\/chords\/the-beatles\/hey-jude\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chords<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Eagles: Desperado (1973)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Eagles-Desperado-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"eagles desperado album cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Eagles-Desperado-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Eagles-Desperado-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Eagles-Desperado-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Eagles-Desperado.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDesperado\u201d is often considered the first major song collaboration between Glenn Frey and Don Henley, and although they wrote many wonderful Western ballads with the Eagles, \u201cDesperado\u201d made it onto Rolling Stone\u2019s \u201cThe 500 Greatest Songs of All Time\u201d list (\u201cHotel California\u201d is the band\u2019s second representative. The song is also the title track of the 1973 Eagles album \u201cDesperado.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Henley says that the raw material behind \u201cDesperado\u201d was already written as far back as 1968, but the partnership between him and Frey brought about the iconic form of the song and the famous lyrics (the form is so well-written that some <a href=\"https:\/\/apstudent.collegeboard.org\/apcourse\/ap-music-theory\" rel=\"nofollow\">AP theory courses<\/a> use \u201cDesperado\u201d in teaching material). \u201cDesperado\u201d was recorded in London in collaboration with instrumentalists from the London Philharmonic. Strangely, \u201cDesperado\u201d never <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/rock-digital-songs\/2016-02-06\" rel=\"nofollow\">charted on <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/rock-digital-songs\/2016-02-06\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Billboard<\/em><\/a> until the death of Glenn Frey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why You Should Learn To Play This Song On the Piano<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like \u201cHey Jude,\u201d this is a song that lives and dies by the vocal lines. If you \u201cclunk\u201d out the tune in a mechanical way, your audience will cringe (and maybe die). Listen to Don Henley\u2019s vocals and get a feel for his inflections and emphasis. Then take that emotion to the keyboard and come up with some of your own phrasing ideas. Imagine you\u2019re a vocalist (if you\u2019re not already singing along), and write in breath marks where a singer would need to breathe. This is a great song to learn how to shape phrases and avoid mechanical playing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iDNtqy0zjJA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicnotes.com\/sheetmusic\/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0107072\" rel=\"nofollow\">Music<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-chords.com\/chords\/eagles\/desperado\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chords<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Which one of these piano rock songs will you start learning first? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/contact-us\">Contact Musika<\/a> if you would like some pointers from a professional teacher, we\u2019d love to help you enjoy music in your own life more. Many of the teachers in our network love classic rock songs as much as you do! You\u2019ll also find that there are many more great piano rock songs out there, so don\u2019t settle with this list. You can even start with other songs from the bands listed above.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been said that the entire rock and pop genres are built on four chords (If you need some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,67,332,6],"tags":[125,81,200,8,14,49,199,202,201],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Easy Piano Rock Songs: Six Rock Classics You Should Play On Piano<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We&#039;ve compiled a list of 6 easy piano rock songs that are great for beginning pianists. 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