Funeral & Memorial Piano Songs — Pieces for Services
3,546 songs — When you're planning a memorial service or funeral, the right music carries weight. This collection holds peaceful, sad, and melancholic pieces appropriate for services — both hymns and modern pieces. Filter by difficulty if a family member will play, or note pieces for a hired pianist.
Le Onde
Ludovico Einaudi
Let It Be
The Beatles
Let Me Go
Gary Barlow
Little Bird
Annie Lennox
Little Jesus (Rocking Carol)
Traditional
Little Me
Little Mix
Little Talks
Of Monsters and Men
Lonely This Christmas
Mud
Loud And Clear
Olly Murs
Love Me Again
John Newman
Love Yourself
Justin Bieber
Lullaby
Johannes Brahms
May Song (Op. 52, No. 4)
Robert Schumann
Melody
Olly Murs
Memory
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Midnight
Coldplay
Minuet (from Divertimento No.17, K334)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Minuet in G
Johann Sebastian Bach
Moonlight Sonata
Ludwig van Beethoven
Moon River
Henry Mancini
More Than This
One Direction
Morning
Edvard Grieg
Mr Jones
Counting Crows
My Only One
Sebastian Yatra
My Only Wish This Year
Britney Spears
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Traditional
One Fine Day
The Chiffons
One Love/People Get Ready
Bob Marley
One Of These Days
Olly Murs
One Of Us
ABBA
Only Love Can Hurt Like This
Paloma Faith
On My Own
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Over The Love
Florence + The Machine
Over The Rainbow
Harold Arlen
Paradise
George Ezra
Pavane
Gabriel Fauré
Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
Maurice Ravel
Photograph
Ed Sheeran
Piano Concerto No.2 II. Adagio sostenuto
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 37 (1st Movement Themes)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Picking Up The Pieces
Paloma Faith
Play The Game
Queen
Please Don't Say You Love Me
Gabrielle Aplin
Pompeii
Bastille
Prelude No.1
George Gershwin
Prelude No. 15 Op. 28 'Raindrop'
Frédéric Chopin
Prelude No.1 in C
Johann Sebastian Bach
Princess Of China
Coldplay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the most-played funeral piano song?
- "Amazing Grace," "Ave Maria" (Schubert), "How Great Thou Art," and "Hallelujah" (Cohen) are the four most-requested. "Time to Say Goodbye" and "Tears in Heaven" are common modern choices.
- Should I play hymns or modern songs?
- Both are appropriate. Many services mix one or two traditional hymns (familiar to older relatives) with one modern piece that meant something to the deceased. Coordinate with the family beforehand.
- Can a beginner play these confidently?
- Yes for many — "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art" use simple chord patterns. Filter by Easy difficulty. Allow 2-3 weeks of practice for a piece you'll perform under emotional pressure.
- How long should the music last during the service?
- Typically 3-5 minutes for processional/recessional, 2-3 minutes for individual reflective moments. One song per moment is standard — don't over-program.