Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play A-Hunting We Will Go on piano
By Traditional
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- Easy
Learn A-Hunting We Will Go in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Gm – F7 – Bb
A-Hunting We Will Go sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVGmviF7V7BbI- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Three-step climb
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 144 BPM
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
Ending: Bb – F7 – Bb
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbF7Bb
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Questions about A-Hunting We Will Go
What chords are in A-Hunting We Will Go?
The loop is F – Gm – F7 – Bb (V – vi – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.
What key is A-Hunting We Will Go in?
Bb major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A-Hunting We Will Go?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A-Hunting We Will Go easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.