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How to play Green Grows The Laurel on piano
Written by Traditional Irish Folksong
- B minor
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Green Grows The Laurel in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Bm – G – A
How it goes
Green Grows The Laurel sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIIIBmiGVIAVII- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Waltz rocking
How it goes
Three quick notes up to the top, then one long note back down. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 70 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz chords
How it goes
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: G – A – Bm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
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Questions about Green Grows The Laurel
What chords are in Green Grows The Laurel?
The loop is D – Bm – G – A (bIII – i – bVI – bVII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Green Grows The Laurel in?
B minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Green Grows The Laurel?
Waltz rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Green Grows The Laurel 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.