Crying In The Chapel Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Crying In The Chapel in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G7 – C – F – C
Crying In The Chapel sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7CIFIVCI
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
106 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Boogie walker
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
Boogie walkerBoogie & shuffle · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handMedium
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Right hand: the chords, held
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 80 BPM
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 – F7 – C
The last chords are I – IV7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CF7C
- F7F · A · C · Eb

What chords are in Crying In The Chapel?

The loop is G7 – C – F – C (V7 – I – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – F7 – C.

What key is Crying In The Chapel in?

C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Crying In The Chapel?

Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Crying In The Chapel 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.