Here’s a list of the songs that I performed in public for the first time during March 2026. Each month I aim to play at least one new song from each of the following repertoires:

• Songs that reached #1 in the UK.
• Songs that reached #1 somewhere else.
• Songs that have not reached #1 anywhere.

Songs that reached #1 in the UK

 

Date	Song (Artist, Year it reached #1)	Notes
Wed 18-Mar-26	Viva La Vida (Coldplay, 2008)	Played in G: G A7 D Bm

Songs that reached #1 somewhere else

Date	Song (Artist, Year it reached #1)	Notes
Wed 18-Mar-26	Lean on Me (Bill Withers, 1972)	#1 in America in 1972 (Bill Withers) and 1987 (Club Nouveau). This song has followed my son around. It was performed frequently by the school choir that he was in from 2016 to 2018. And he was involved last month in a recording of it. I can’t tell you any more than that right now. Played in G: G C Bm D G C G D7 G

Songs that have not reached #1 anywhere

 

 

Date	Song (Artist, Year it reached #1)	Notes
Wed 18-Mar-26	Live Forever (Oasis, n/a)	Played in C: C G Dm F G C G Dm F G / Am G Dm F G Am G Dm Bb+9

Running Total of all songs played at least once, without referring to chord charts or lyric sheets:

UK #1s: 223 / Non-UK #1s: 111 / Not #1 anywhere: 118 / Grand Total: 452