Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Halloween Song on piano
By Traditional
- A minor
- 6/8
- 128 BPM
- Medium
Learn Halloween Song in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E7 – Am – Dm – Am
Halloween Song sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7V7AmiDmivAmi- E7E · G# · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Bubbling climb
Three notes climb, then start again: a rippling rise that sways in two. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (6/8) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 39 songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
Both hands at 128 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.
- 5
Ending: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Halloween Song
What chords are in Halloween Song?
The loop is E7 – Am – Dm – Am (V7 – i – iv – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Halloween Song in?
A minor, at about 128 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Halloween Song?
Bubbling climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Halloween Song 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.