Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Holidays At Home on piano
By Marty Panzer
- A major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Holidays At Home in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E7 – A – E7 – C#m
How it goes
Holidays At Home sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7V7AIE7V7C#miii- E7E · G# · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- C#mC# · E · G#
- 2
Left hand: Velvet jazz
How it goes
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. 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: Bm – D – A
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmDA- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Holidays At Home
What chords are in Holidays At Home?
The loop is E7 – A – E7 – C#m (V7 – I – V7 – iii) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – D – A.
What key is Holidays At Home in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Holidays At Home?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Holidays At Home 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.