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How to play Hickory Wind on piano

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Learn Hickory Wind in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – C7 – F – Bb
Hickory Wind sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVC7V7FIBbIV
- BbBb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
22 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Sliding twins
Two notes together step down beat by beat, like a hymn closing. Musicians call it lh power fifths (3/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 258 songs of the library.
Sliding twinsLeft-hand chords · WaltzLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Waltz chords
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Waltz chordsBlock chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 125 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: F – Gm – F
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGmF
- GmG · Bb · D

What chords are in Hickory Wind?

The loop is Bb – C7 – F – Bb (IV – V7 – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on F – Gm – F.

What key is Hickory Wind in?

F major, at about 125 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Hickory Wind?

Sliding twins: lh power fifths (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hickory Wind 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.