Crying, Waiting, Hoping Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Crying, Waiting, Hoping in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – D7 – G – C
Crying, Waiting, Hoping sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D7 is D, F#, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GID7V7GICIV
- GG · B · D
- D7D · F# · A · C
- CC · E · G
69 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Little-hill climb
Up the chord three steps, then a jump back to the starting note. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
Little-hill climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Lub-dub chords
Two quick chords, a pause, two quick chords: just like a heartbeat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Lub-dub chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 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 – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Crying, Waiting, Hoping?

The loop is G – D7 – G – C (I – V7 – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Crying, Waiting, Hoping in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Crying, Waiting, Hoping?

Little-hill climb: broken chord 1-3-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Crying, Waiting, Hoping 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.