Coat Of Many Colors Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Coat Of Many Colors in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – Eb – Bb – F
How it goes
Coat Of Many Colors sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIEbIVBbIFV
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
144 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Double-step climb
How it goes
Two beats on the root, two on the next chord note up: simple and steady. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 284 songs of the library.
Double-step climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Starlight twinkle
How it goes
A chord, then two high notes twinkling like distant stars. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Starlight twinkleTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
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Both hands at 156 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 – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FEbBb

What chords are in Coat Of Many Colors?

The loop is Bb – Eb – Bb – F (I – IV – I – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on F – Eb – Bb.

What key is Coat Of Many Colors in?

Bb major, at about 156 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Coat Of Many Colors?

Double-step climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Coat Of Many Colors 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.