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How to play Victoria Theme: Alleluia on piano

Written by Martin Phipps

  • F# minor
  • 4/4
  • 152 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Marching giantRight hand Pumping chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Victoria Theme: Alleluia in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: F#m – C# – A – C#m

    How it goes

    Victoria Theme: Alleluia sits in F# minor: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; C# is C#, E# and G#; A is A, C# and E; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    F#miC#VAIIIC#mv
    • F#mF# · A · C#
    • C#C# · E# · G#
    • AA · C# · E
    • C#mC# · E · G#
  2. 2

    Left hand: Marching giant

    How it goes

    Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Pumping chords

    How it goes

    A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 152 BPM

    How it goes

    Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.

  5. 5

    Ending: D – E – F#m

    How it goes

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    DEF#m
    • DD · F# · A
    • EE · G# · B

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Questions about Victoria Theme: Alleluia

What chords are in Victoria Theme: Alleluia?

The loop is F#m – C# – A – C#m (i – V – bIII – v) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Victoria Theme: Alleluia in?

F# minor, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Victoria Theme: Alleluia?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Victoria Theme: Alleluia easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.