Piano chords · Lullaby boat

How to play Blow The Wind Southerly on piano

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Learn Blow The Wind Southerly in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Ab – Db – Eb7 – Ab
How it goes
Blow The Wind Southerly sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIDbIVEb7V7AbI
- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
100 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lilting climb
How it goes
Three notes climbing in a long-short swing, then a pause to ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 120 songs of the library.
Lilting climbBroken chord · LullabyLeft handEasy
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Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 90 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: Db – Eb7 – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEb7Ab

What chords are in Blow The Wind Southerly?

The loop is Ab – Db – Eb7 – Ab (I – IV – V7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb7 – Ab.

What key is Blow The Wind Southerly in?

Ab major, at about 90 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Blow The Wind Southerly?

Lilting climb: broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Blow The Wind Southerly 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.