Famous songs by key
Knowing the key of a song will help you find the right chords originally used by the artist playing the song. Here is an overview with plenty of famous songs by key.
The list is arranged in alphabetic order by the artist/band. (Abbreviations are used for keys: C for C Major and Am for A Minor etc.)
| Artist / Band | Song title | Key |
|---|---|---|
| Anka, Paul | Diana | G |
| Animals, The | House of the Rising Sun | Am |
| Bangles | Eternal Flame | G |
| Beach Boys | Good Vibrations | Dm |
| The Beatles | All You Need Is Love | G |
| The Beatles | Day Tripper | E |
| The Beatles | Eleanor Rigby | Em |
| The Beatles | Let It Be | C |
| The Beatles | Yesterday | F |
| Berry, Chuck | Johnny B. Goode | Bb |
| Billy Joel | Piano Man | C |
| Jeff Buckley | Hallelujah | C |
| Cat Stevens | Wild World | Am |
| Clapton, Eric | Layla | Dm |
| Clash, The | Should I Stay or Should I Go | D |
| Cohen, Leonard | Famous Blue Raincoat | Am |
| Cohen, Leonard | Hallelujah | C |
| Cooke, Sam | A Change Is Gonna Come | Bb |
| CCR | Bad Moon Rising | D |
| CCR | Who'll Stop the Rain | G |
| Denver, John | Take Me Home, Country Roads | A |
| Dixon, Willie | Little Red Rooster | G |
| Dylan, Bob | Blowin' in the Wind | D |
| Dylan, Bob | It Ain't Me Babe | G |
| Dylan, Bob | Just Like A Woman | E |
| Dylan, Bob | Knockin' On Heaven's Door | G |
| Dylan, Bob | Mr. Tambourine Man | G |
| Eagles, The | Hotel California | Bm |
| Ellington, Duke | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | C |
| Everly Brothers | Bye Bye Love | A |
| Everly Brothers | Take A Message To Mary | E |
| Frampton, Peter | Baby I Love Your Way | G |
| Guns N' Roses | Don't Cry | G#m |
| Iggy Pop | The Passenger | Am |
| Joplin, Janis | Me and Bobby McGee | G |
| Hendrix, Jimi | All Along the Watchtower | C#m |
| Hendrix, Jimi | Voodoo Child | Eb |
| King, Albert | Born Under a Bad Sign | Db |
| King, B.B. | The Thrill is Gone | Bm |
| Kristofferson, Kris | Help Me Make It Through the Night | C |
| Led Zeppelin | Stairway To Heaven | Am |
| Lennon, John | Imagine | C |
| Lennon, John | Jealous Guy | G |
| Madonna | Like a Prayer | Dm |
| Marley, Bob | No Woman No Cry | C |
| The Monkees | I'm a Believer | G |
| Moore, Gary | Still Got the Blues | Am |
| Morrison, Van | Brown Eyed Girl | G |
| Oasis | Don't Look Back In Anger | C |
| Oasis | Wonderwall | F#m |
| Orbison, Roy | You Got It | A |
| Parsons, Gram | Hickory Wind | G |
| Petty, Tom | Free Fallin' | F |
| Picket, Wilson | In the Midnight Hour | E |
| Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall | Dm |
| Pogues, The | Dirty Old Town | G |
| Police, The | Every Breath You Take | G |
| Police, The | Roxanne | Bb |
| Prince | Purple Rain | Bb |
| Redding, Otis | Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay | G |
| Richard, Little | Long Tall Sally | F |
| Rolling Stones | Angie | Am |
| Rolling Stones | As Tears Go By | G |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Eb |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Homeward Bound | C |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Mrs. Robinson | E |
| Slade | Come On Feel The Noise | G |
| Sledge, Percy | When a Man Loves a Woman | Eb |
| Springsteen, Bruce | Born To Run | E |
| Springsteen, Bruce | Hungry Heart | C |
| Springsteen, Bruce | The River | Em |
| Taylor, Chip | Wild Thing | A |
| The Ventures | Walk Don't Run | Am |
| U2 | One | Am |
| Williams, Hank | Cold Cold Heart | D |
| Williams, Hank | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | E |
| Withers, Bill | Ain't No Sunshine | Am |
| Young, Neil | Heart Of Gold | Em |
| Young, Neil | Helpless | D |
| Young, Neil | Out On the Weekend | A |
It's not uncommon that the key changes and returns back during a song. In such cases, the main key is the key that starts and ends the song.
If you find something that is incorrect on this page, please send an e-mail to info@pianoscales.org.
See also Transposing (changing the key).