Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Easy
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Learn Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Am – Fm – C – G7
How it goes
Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Fm is F, Ab and C; C is C, E and G; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviFmivCIG7V7- AmA · C · E
- FmF · Ab · C
- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Boom-chick
How it goes
Bass, chord, bass, chord: the bounce of ragtime and country. Musicians call it boom-chick (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 762 songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: C – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CG7C
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Questions about Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn
What chords are in Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn?
The loop is Am – Fm – C – G7 (vi – iv – I – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn 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.