Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Some Day My Prince Will Come on piano
By Adriana Caselotti
- F major
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- 1937
- Easy
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Learn Some Day My Prince Will Come in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C7 – F – A – A7
How it goes
Some Day My Prince Will Come sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; A is A, C# and E; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7V7FIAIIIA7III7- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- AA · C# · E
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Moonlit climb
How it goes
Three notes rising to a soft, jazzy top note in three, left to ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-7 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 211 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz bells
How it goes
A single high note, then two chords: ding, dong, dong in three. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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.
- 5
Ending: Gm – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F- GmG · Bb · D
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Questions about Some Day My Prince Will Come
What chords are in Some Day My Prince Will Come?
The loop is C7 – F – A – A7 (V7 – I – III – III7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Some Day My Prince Will Come in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Some Day My Prince Will Come?
Moonlit climb: broken chord 1-5-7 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Some Day My Prince Will Come easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.