Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Crown Him With Many Crowns on piano
By George Job Elvey
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2000
- Medium
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Learn Crown Him With Many Crowns in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C7 – Fm – Bbsus4 – Bb7
How it goes
Crown Him With Many Crowns sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7VI7FmiiBbsus4Vsus4Bb7V7- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
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.
- 5
Ending: Fm – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmBb7Eb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Crown Him With Many Crowns
What chords are in Crown Him With Many Crowns?
The loop is C7 – Fm – Bbsus4 – Bb7 (VI7 – ii – Vsus – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Crown Him With Many Crowns in?
Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Crown Him With Many Crowns?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Crown Him With Many Crowns 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.