Piano Songs to Learn

Like learning to play the guitar, playing the piano is also one of the most sought after skills. A good thing about learning to play the piano is that you can get the basics of playing the guitar as well, owing to the relative chords. If you want to learn to play the piano, you need to get some piano lessons regarding black and white notes, octaves, pitches, etc. One good piano lesson for beginners is to learn to play scales and individual notes. Note that the left hand plays bass notes and chords, and the right hand is for lead notes. Therefore, playing piano songs on the lead octaves will really help you in mastering your leads. In the following, you will get to know about some of the best piano songs for beginners.

Best Piano Songs to Learn for Kids

• Baa Baa Black Sheep
• Hot Cross Buns
• Jingle Bells
• Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
• London Bridge
• The Emperor Waltz
• Mary Had a Little Lamb
• Ode to Joy
• He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
• The First Noel
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas
• We Three Kings
• O Come All Ye Faithful
• Away in a Manger
• Silent Night
• Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
• Sweet Low, Sweet Chariot
• Row, Row Row your Boat
• The Wedding March
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
• Yankee Doodle

These were the most popular piano songs to learn for kids. Now let us see some of the best songs for practice.

Best Piano Songs to Learn for Beginners

• Amazing Grace - John Newton
• Ah! Vous Dirais-je-maman - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• All I Ever Wanted - James Brickman
• America - Henry Carey
• Au Clair de la Lune - Anonymous
• Ave Maria - Franz Schuber
• Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
• Breathe No More - Evanescence
• Can You Feel the Love tonight - Elton John
• Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Dearly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
• Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
• Don't Speak - No Doubt
• French Child's Song - Franz Behr
• Fur Elise - Beethoven
• Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
• Hung Up - Madonna
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters
• I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• In May - Franz Behr
• Listen - Beyonce Knowles
• Long Long Ago - Thomas Haynes Bayly
• Lullaby (Cradle Song) - Johannes Brahms
• Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
• Melody - Robert Schumann
• My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
• Oberon - Carl M. von Weber
• One's Man Dream - Yanni
• Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
• Sacrifice - Elton John
• That's Life - Frank Sinatra
• The Entertainer - Scot Joplin
• The Fair - C. Gurlitt
• The Harebell - William Smallwood
• The Heart Asks for Pleasure First - Michael Nyman
• The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
• The Voice Within - Christina Aguilera
• The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
• The Way You Look Tonight - Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields
• The Wedding Song - Noel Stookey
• Tiny Dancer - Elton John
• Umbrella - Rihanna
• Unforgettable - Irving Gordon
• Wait for You - Elliott Yamin
• What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
• When I Fall in Love - Celine Dion
• When I Need You - Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager
• When The Saints Go Marching In - Katherine E. Purvis and James M. Black
• Who Do You Think You Are? - Spice Girls
• Yellow - Coldplay
• Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
• You Light Up My Life - Joe Brooks
• You Light Up My Life - Kasey Cisyk
• Your Song - Elton John

These are some of the best piano songs to learn for beginner pianists. Practicing the tunes of these easy piano songs on single notes will help you to get a hold of the lead techniques and scales played with your right hand. After being familiar with the piano notes for songs, you can move on to more advanced songs which have different scales and chord combinations to improve your skill.