Ring Out, Solstice Bells Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Ring Out, Solstice Bells in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – F – Bb – C
How it goes
Ring Out, Solstice Bells sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVFIBbIVCV
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
87 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
How it goes
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
Double-skip footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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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 160 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF

What chords are in Ring Out, Solstice Bells?

The loop is C – F – Bb – C (V – I – IV – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Ring Out, Solstice Bells in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ring Out, Solstice Bells?

Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ring Out, Solstice Bells 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.