Horace Green Alma Mater (from School Of Rock: The Musical) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Horace Green Alma Mater (from School Of Rock: The 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: D – A7 – D – A7
How it goes
Horace Green Alma Mater (from School Of Rock: The Musical) sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIA7V7DIA7V7
- DD · F# · A
- A7A · C# · E · G
222 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Mozart murmur
How it goes
Low, high, middle, high, over and over: the Mozart murmur. Musicians call it alberti bass 1-5-3-5 (alberti bass), a medium pattern heard in 186 songs of the library.
Mozart murmurAlberti bass · ClassicalLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
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 95 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: D – A7 – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DA7D

What chords are in Horace Green Alma Mater (from School Of Rock: The Musical)?

The loop is D – A7 – D – A7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in D major, and the song ends on D – A7 – D.

What key is Horace Green Alma Mater (from School Of Rock: The Musical) in?

D major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Horace Green Alma Mater (from School Of Rock: The Musical)?

Mozart murmur: alberti bass 1-5-3-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Horace Green Alma Mater (from School Of Rock: The 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.