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1950s songs
Browse songs first released in the 1950s, with playable versions for part comparison, practice and MIDI download.
How songs are selected
Membership uses the song's reviewed release year and includes years 1950–1959.
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Open a song to compare available arrangements; instrumentation and transcription quality can differ across versions.
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GuitarBassOtherDrumsMiles Davis3 versions · D minor · 55 BPM
BassKeysOtherDrumsJohn Fahey2 versions · C major · 115 BPM
GuitarChet Atkins3 versions · E major · 120 BPM
GuitarErnesto Lecuona4 versions · 80 BPM
GuitarBassOtherDrumsFrank Sinatra4 versions · C major · 88 BPM
GuitarBassKeysOtherDrumsChuck Berry2 versions · C major · 152 BPM
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GuitarErroll Garner3 versions · D# major · 104 BPM
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GuitarBassOtherDrumsBuddy Holly2 versions · A major · 120 BPM
GuitarBassOtherDrumsJohn Fahey2 versions · D major · 72 BPM
GuitarDuane Eddy4 versions · F minor · 127 BPM
GuitarBassOtherDrumsDuke Ellington1 version · A# minor · 60 BPM
GuitarGeorge Gershwin2 versions · 80 BPM
KeysOtherDrumsChuck Berry1 version · C major · 158 BPM
GuitarBassOtherDrumsLittle Richard4 versions · G major · 192 BPM
GuitarBassKeysOtherDrumsDizzy Gillespie2 versions · D minor · 160 BPM
BassKeysOtherDrumsChuck Berry3 versions · C major · 172 BPM
GuitarBassDrumsHowlin' Wolf3 versions · E major · 140 BPM
GuitarBassDrumsRitchie Valens3 versions · 102 BPM
GuitarBassOtherDrumsThe Platters9 versions · 120 BPM
GuitarBassOtherDrumsJohnny Cash3 versions · F major · 114 BPM
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Nat King Cole3 versions · G major · 82 BPM
BassKeysOtherDrumsChet Atkins2 versions · E major · 83 BPM
GuitarBassDrumsJohn Lee Hooker1 version · B major · 142 BPM
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