Decade · 395 songs
The 1980s piano chords
395 songs from the 1980s, from Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen and more. The chords that turn up most often are G, C, D and F. 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
395 songs
Africa
Toto · 1980s · Pop
- A
- C♯m
- B
- D♯m
- G♯m
- G♯m/F♯
- +5
58 steps · 11 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesBillie Jean
Michael Jackson · 1980s · Pop, Rock
- Gm
- Cm
- E♭
- D
18 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesBizarre Love Triangle
New Order · 1980s · Rock, Electronic
- B♭
- Fsus4
- Dm
- E♭
- F
- B♭/D
38 steps · 6 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesCareless Whisper
George Michael · 1980s · Pop
- Dm7
- Gm7
- Am7
- B♭maj7
25 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesCelebration
Kool & the Gang · 1980s · Funk
- A♭5
- D♭/F
- G♭
- A♭
- G♭/A♭
- D♭/A♭
- +6
31 steps · 12 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesDancing in the Dark
Bruce Springsteen · 1980s · Rock
- B
- G♯m
- E
- C♯m
- F♯
48 steps · 5 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesDon't Stop Believin'
Journey · 1980s · Rock
- E
- B
- C♯m
- A
- G♯m
36 steps · 5 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesEvery Breath You Take
The Police · 1980s · Rock, Reggae
- A
- F♯m
- D
- E
- B
- F
- +1
30 steps · 7 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesEverybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears · 1980s · Rock
- A/D
- G/D
- Em
- F♯m
- G
- A
- +3
31 steps · 9 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesFaith
George Michael · 1980s · Rock
- B
- E
- G♯m
- C♯m
- F♯7
10 steps · 5 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesHallelujah
Leonard Cohen · 1980s · Folk, Singer-Songwriter
- C
- Am
- F
- G
- E7
23 steps · 5 chordsVerified · 4 sourcesHello
Lionel Richie · 1980s · Pop
- Am
- G
- F
- G6
- Fmaj7
- A
- +6
39 steps · 12 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI Ain't Gonna Stand for It
Stevie Wonder · 1980s · R&B
- Aadd9
- C♯m7
- D6
- E9sus4
- C♯7/F
- F♯m
- +5
36 steps · 11 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI Just Called to Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder · 1980s · Pop
- D♭
- Fm/A♭
- E♭m
- E♭mmaj7
- E♭m7
- A♭7sus4
- +20
72 steps · 26 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesI Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
U2 · 1980s · Rock
- D♭
- G♭
- A♭
9 steps · 3 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesJust the Two of Us
Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers · 1980s
- D♭maj7
- C7
- Fm
- E♭m7
- A♭7
- Fm7
- +8
72 steps · 14 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesKiss
Prince and The Revolution · 1980s · Funk
- E13
- A
- D7
- D9
- A7♯9
- Aadd9
17 steps · 6 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesLa Isla Bonita
Madonna · 1980s · Latin
- C♯m
- B
- A
- E
- G♯m
- F♯m
- +3
72 steps · 9 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesLet's Dance
David Bowie · 1980s · Rock
- E♭7
- B♭7sus4
- B♭m6
- G♭6
- B♭m7
- A♭
- +5
35 steps · 11 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesLet's Groove
Earth, Wind & Fire · 1980s · Funk
- Em7
- Em7/A
- Em7/G
- F♯m7
- Bm7
- Am7
- +5
33 steps · 11 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesLike a Prayer
Madonna · 1980s · Pop
- Dm
- C
- E
- B♭
- F
- Am
- +2
37 steps · 8 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesLittle Red Corvette
Prince · 1980s · Funk, Rock
- G♭
- A♭
- B♭m
- D♭
23 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesMaster Blaster (Jammin')
Stevie Wonder · 1980s · R&B
- Am
- G
- F
- Em
- D
- E7
- +1
19 steps · 7 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesPurple Rain
Prince · 1980s · Funk, Rock
- B♭
- Gm
- F
- E♭
- F7
23 steps · 5 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesRedemption Song
Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1980s · Reggae
- G
- C
- Em
- G/B
- Am
- D
- +1
54 steps · 7 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesRock with You
Michael Jackson · 1980s · Funk
- E♭m9
- A♭/B♭
- B♭
- C♭/D♭
- G♭/A♭
- A♭
- +14
59 steps · 20 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesRockin' in the Free World
Neil Young · 1980s · Rock, Blues
- Em
- D
- C
- G
- A
14 steps · 5 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesSaving All My Love for You
Whitney Houston · 1980s · Pop
- A
- F♯m7
- Bm7
- Bm7/E
- F♯m
- B/F♯
- +12
85 steps · 18 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesShould I Stay or Should I Go?
The Clash · 1980s · Rock, Reggae
- D
- G
- F
- A
30 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesSmooth Operator
Sade · 1980s · Latin
- Dm7
- Dm9
- Gm7
- Am7
- Dm
- Am
- +1
42 steps · 7 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesSummer of '69
Bryan Adams · 1980s · Rock
- D
- A7
- Bm
- G
- F
- B♭
- +2
31 steps · 8 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesSweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses · 1980s · Rock
- D♭
- E♭m7
- G♭
- B
- A♭
- E♭m
- +2
38 steps · 8 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesThe Way You Make Me Feel
Michael Jackson · 1980s · Rock
- F
- E♭
- B♭
- A♭
- C
13 steps · 5 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesTime After Time
Cyndi Lauper · 1980s · Rock, Pop
- F
- G
- Em
- Dm/C
- C
- Am
23 steps · 6 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesWalking on Sunshine
Katrina and the Waves · 1980s · Rock
- B♭
- E♭
- F7
- F
16 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesWith or Without You
U2 · 1980s · Rock
- D
- A7sus4
- Bm7
- Gmaj9
44 steps · 4 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesWoman
John Lennon · 1980s · Rock
- E♭sus4
- E♭
- B♭sus4/E♭
- Fm7
- Gm7
- Cm7
- +16
54 steps · 22 chordsVerified · 2 sourcesYou Give Love a Bad Name
Bon Jovi · 1980s · Rock
- Cm
- F
- B♭
- G
- C5
- A♭5
- +2
10 steps · 8 chordsVerified · 2 sources(You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care
Joni Mitchell · 1980s · Jazz, Rock
- G5
- Gsus4
- D/G
- G
- C/G
- C
- +5
30 steps · 11 chordsExpert transcription1999
Prince · 1980s · Funk, Rock
- C7
- F
- B♭
- Dm7
11 steps · 4 chordsExpert transcriptionA Lesson in Leavin
Dottie West · 1980s · Folk, Country
- B
- E
- F♯
- G♯m
- D♯m
- F♯7sus4
- +10
38 steps · 16 chordsExpert transcriptionA Trick of the Night
Bananarama · 1980s · Rock, Pop
- C5
- C7sus4
- A♭/C
- Fm
- Gm7/F
- Cm
- +10
32 steps · 16 chordsExpert transcriptionAbacab
Genesis · 1980s · Rock, Pop
- Cm7
- Cm
- B♭5/C
- C5
- C
- Csus4
- +20
92 steps · 26 chordsExpert transcriptionAddicted to Love
Robert Palmer · 1980s · Rock
- A
- G
- D/A
- D
- F♯m11
- D7sus4
40 steps · 6 chordsExpert transcriptionAgainst the Wind
Bob Seger · 1980s · Rock
- G
- Bm
- C
- D
- Em
- Am
50 steps · 6 chordsExpert transcriptionAll She Wants Is
Duran Duran · 1980s · Rock, Pop
- Dm
- Dm/A
- Dm7
10 steps · 3 chordsExpert transcriptionAll Through the Night
Cyndi Lauper · 1980s · Rock, Pop
- A♭
- E♭
- Fm
- Cm
- D♭
- B♭m
- +1
36 steps · 7 chordsExpert transcriptionAlong Comes a Woman
Chicago · 1980s · Rock, Jazz
- A7(no3)
- Bm
- G
- F♯m
- A
- A/C♯
- +3
48 steps · 9 chordsExpert transcription