Hometown Glory Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Hometown Glory in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: D – D – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7
Hometown Glory sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Gmaj7 is G, B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIIIDIIIGmaj7VImaj7Gmaj7VImaj7
- DD · F# · A
- Gmaj7G · B · D · F#
24 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Busy rocking
A low root, then quick notes rocking between two higher keys. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 200 songs of the library.
Busy rockingBroken chord · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 60 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: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#

What chords are in Hometown Glory?

The loop is D – D – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 (III – VImaj7 – III – VImaj7) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is Hometown Glory in?

B minor, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Hometown Glory?

Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hometown Glory 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Hometown Glory?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.