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How to play Angels We Have Heard On High on piano

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Learn Angels We Have Heard On High in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D – Gm – C – Fmaj7 – Bb – C – C7
How it goes
Angels We Have Heard On High sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: D is D, F# and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; C is C, E and G; Fmaj7 is F, A, C and E; Bb is Bb, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DVIGmiiCVFmaj7Imaj7BbIVCVC7V7
- DD · F# · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- CC · E · G
- Fmaj7F · A · C · E
- BbBb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
76 songs go round the same chords
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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.
Marching giantLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 110 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.
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Ending: F – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FC7F
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Angels We Have Heard On High?

The loop is D – Gm – C – Fmaj7 – Bb – C – C7 (VI – ii – V – Imaj7 – IV – V – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.

What key is Angels We Have Heard On High in?

F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Angels We Have Heard On High?

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

Is Angels We Have Heard On High easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Angels We Have Heard On High?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 9 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.