Decade · 543 songs
The 1960s piano chords
543 songs from the 1960s, from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley and Brenda Lee and more. The chords that turn up most often are G, A, C and D. Every song has left- and right-hand piano voicings to step through on an 88-key keyboard, plus a breakdown of the harmony and structure.
Song directory
543 songs
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Jackie Wilson · 1960s · R&B
- D
- G/D
- Em7/D
19 steps · 3 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesA Boy Named Sue
Johnny Cash · 1960s · Country
- B♭
- E♭
- F7
5 steps · 3 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesA Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke · 1960s · R&B, Soul
- B♭
- F/A
- Gm
- B♭/F
- Cm7/E♭
- G7/D
- +9
27 steps · 15 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesA Day in the Life
The Beatles · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- G
- Bm
- Em7
- C
- Bm/F♯
- Em7/D
- +21
99 steps · 27 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesA Hard Day's Night
The Beatles · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- G7sus4
- G
- C
- F
- D
- Bm
- +5
53 steps · 11 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesA Whiter Shade of Pale
Procol Harum · 1960s · Rock, Classical
- C
- Em/B
- Am
- C/G
- F
- Am/E
- +3
42 steps · 9 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesAin't No Mountain High Enough
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell · 1960s · R&B
- Bm/A
- Bm/G♯
- Bm/G
- Em7
- Em7/F♯
- G7
- +27
80 steps · 33 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesAll Along the Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1960s · Rock
- B♭
- Cm
- A♭
13 steps · 3 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesBe My Baby
The Ronettes · 1960s · R&B
- E
- F♯m
- B
- G♯7
- C♯7
- F♯7
- +3
15 steps · 9 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesBlowin' in the Wind
Bob Dylan · 1960s · Rock, Country
- D
- G
- A
16 steps · 3 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesBrown-Eyed Girl
Van Morrison · 1960s · Rock, Jazz
- G
- C
- D
- Em
29 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 3 sourcesBuild Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations · 1960s · Rock
- C
- E7
- F
- G
- B♭
- Fm
- +9
43 steps · 15 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesCalifornia Dreamin'
The Mamas & the Papas · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- G♯sus4
- C♯m
- B
- A
- G♯
- E
51 steps · 6 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesCalifornia Girls
The Beach Boys · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- B
- B7
- A
- A/B
- E
- F♯
- +4
20 steps · 10 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesCan't Take My Eyes Off You
Frankie Valli · 1960s · Pop
- F♯/E
- Am6/E
- E
- Emaj7
- E7
- A
- +20
69 steps · 26 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesCathy's Clown
The Everly Brothers · 1960s · Country, Rock
- G
- D
- Em
- C
24 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesCrazy
Patsy Cline · 1960s · Folk, Country
- B♭
- E♭
- Dm
- Cm
- F
- A♭
- +17
58 steps · 23 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesCrying
Roy Orbison · 1960s · Rock, Country
- D
- Daug
- G
- Gm
- A
- F♯m
- +1
25 steps · 7 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesDa Doo Ron Ron
The Crystals · 1960s · Pop, R&B
- E♭
- A♭
- B♭
20 steps · 3 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesDancing in the Street
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas · 1960s · Soul
- E7
- A
- G♯
- C♯m
- F♯m
- E/B
- +1
9 steps · 7 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesDaydream Believer
The Monkees · 1960s · Rock
- G
- D7sus4
- Am
- Bm
- C
- Em
- +5
49 steps · 11 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesDays of Wine and Roses
Henry Mancini · 1960s · Jazz
- Fmaj7
- E♭7♯11
- Am7
- D7♭9
- Gm7
- E♭9
- +11
33 steps · 17 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesDelilah
Tom Jones · 1960s · Blues, Pop
- Am
- E7
- A7
- Dm
- G7
- C
- +2
28 steps · 8 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesDon't Worry Baby
The Beach Boys · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- E
- A
- B
- F♯m
- G♯m
- C♯
- +1
20 steps · 7 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesDowntown
Petula Clark · 1960s · Rock
- G
- Gmaj7
- C
- D7
- D
- G/F♯
- +5
33 steps · 11 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesEight Days a Week
The Beatles · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- Dadd9
- E/D
- G/D
- D
- E
- G
- +2
29 steps · 8 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesEight Miles High
The Byrds · 1960s · Rock
- Em
- F♯m/E
- Em7
- D
- C
- G
- +1
15 steps · 7 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesEveryday People
Sly & the Family Stone · 1960s · Rock, Soul
- G
- C/G
3 steps · 2 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesFor What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield · 1960s · Rock
- E
- A
- D
- G
10 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesGeorgia on My Mind
Hoagy Carmichael · 1960s · Jazz
- Am7
- D7
- Gm7
- C7
- F6
- Fmaj7
- +12
70 steps · 18 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesGeorgia on My Mind
Ray Charles · 1960s · Blues, Jazz
- G
- Bm/F♯
- Em7
- Cm/E♭
- C♯dim7
- G/D
- +17
81 steps · 23 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesGimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones · 1960s · Rock, Blues
- C♯
- B
- A
- A/C♯
- B/F♯
22 steps · 5 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesGod Only Knows
The Beach Boys · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- A
- E
- E/G♯
- F♯m7
- A/E
- D/A
- +15
58 steps · 21 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesGroovin'
The Young Rascals · 1960s · R&B
- E♭
- Fm7
- Fm7/B♭
- Gm7
- Fm9
- A♭
- +1
27 steps · 7 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesHelp!
The Beatles · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- Bm
- Bm/A
- G
- G/F♯
- E
- A
- +6
41 steps · 12 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesHey Jude
The Beatles · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- F
- C
- C7
- B♭
- F7
- B♭maj7/A
- +4
24 steps · 10 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesHonky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones · 1960s · Rock, Blues
- G
- C
- Csus4
- A
- D
- Dsus4
- +4
44 steps · 10 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesHouse of the Rising Sun
The Animals · 1960s · Rock, R&B
- Am
- C
- D
- F
- E
- Dm
43 steps · 6 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesHow Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
Marvin Gaye · 1960s · R&B
- F
- G
- C
- Am
- G7
- F7
- +1
16 steps · 7 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI Can't Stop Loving You
Don Gibson · 1960s · Country
- C
- C7
- F
- D7
- G7
- F/G
39 steps · 6 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles · 1960s · Blues, Jazz
- F7
- B♭
- F
- C
- C7
26 steps · 5 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI Don't Want to Spoil the Party
The Beatles · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- G
- G7
- G6
- D7sus4
- Dm7
- D7sus2
- +10
43 steps · 16 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI Fought the Law
The Bobby Fuller Four · 1960s · Rock
- G
- C
- D
16 steps · 3 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown · 1960s · Blues, Soul
- D7
- G7
- A7
- D9
17 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye · 1960s · Pop, Funk
- E♭m
- B♭7
- A♭7
- Cm
12 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI Saw Her Standing There
The Beatles · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- E7
- A7
- B7
- E7/G♯
- C
- Am
40 steps · 6 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI'm a Believer
The Monkees · 1960s · Rock
- G7
- G13
- G
- D7
- C
- F
30 steps · 6 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI'm Waiting for the Man
The Velvet Underground · 1960s · Rock, Pop
- D
- G
- F♯
- A
16 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sources