O Holy Night Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn O Holy Night 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 – Eb – Bb – F7
O Holy Night sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIEbIVBbIF7V7
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- F7F · A · C · Eb
94 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Little rainbow
Six notes up the chord and back down: an arch in one rocking bar. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 35 songs of the library.
Little rainbowBroken chord · LullabyLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Cradle chords
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Cradle chordsSyncopated chords · LullabyRight handEasy
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Both hands at 80 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: Bb – F7 – Bb
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbF7Bb

What chords are in O Holy Night?

The loop is Bb – Eb – Bb – F7 (I – IV – I – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.

What key is O Holy Night in?

Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in O Holy Night?

Little rainbow: broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is O Holy Night 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.