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How to play Hans Of The Southern Isles (Reprise) (from Frozen: The Broadway Musical) on piano

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Learn Hans Of The Southern Isles (Reprise) (from Frozen: The Broadway Musical) 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 – D – G – Cm
How it goes
Hans Of The Southern Isles (Reprise) (from Frozen: The Broadway Musical) sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIDVGICmiv
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- CmC · Eb · G
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Left hand: Giant steps
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Giant stepsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 155 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.
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Ending: G – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GCG
- CC · E · G

What chords are in Hans Of The Southern Isles (Reprise) (from Frozen: The Broadway Musical)?

The loop is G – D – G – Cm (I – V – I – iv) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is Hans Of The Southern Isles (Reprise) (from Frozen: The Broadway Musical) in?

G major, at about 155 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in Hans Of The Southern Isles (Reprise) (from Frozen: The Broadway Musical)?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hans Of The Southern Isles (Reprise) (from Frozen: The Broadway Musical) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.