Crystal Lullaby Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Crystal Lullaby 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 – Am – G – Am
Crystal Lullaby sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIAmiiGIAmii
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
164 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Three-step climb
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Three-step climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Rising bubbles
Three notes float up again and again, each time starting just off the beat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Rising bubblesRising arpeggio · BalladRight handMedium
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Both hands at 100 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: G – Am – G
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAmG

What chords are in Crystal Lullaby?

The loop is G – Am – G – Am (I – ii – I – ii) in G major, and the song ends on G – Am – G.

What key is Crystal Lullaby in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Crystal Lullaby?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Crystal Lullaby 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.