Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Many Crowns on piano
By Jeff Deyo
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- IV–I–ii–I loop
- 2002
- Medium
Learn Many Crowns in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – Dm – C
Many Crowns sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIDmiiCI- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 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.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- GG · B · D
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Questions about Many Crowns
What chords are in Many Crowns?
The loop is F – C – Dm – C (IV – I – ii – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Many Crowns in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Many Crowns?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Many Crowns 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.