Song Of The Lonely Mountain Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Song Of The Lonely Mountain in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Fm – Eb – Fm – Eb
How it goes
Song Of The Lonely Mountain sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmviEbVFmviEbV
- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
39 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Busy rocking
How it goes
A low root, then quick notes rocking between two higher keys. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 200 songs of the library.
Busy rockingBroken chord · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Spinning lantern
How it goes
Notes circle up through the chord and widen, like a spinning lantern. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Spinning lanternBroken-chord figure · Film scoreRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 120 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in Song Of The Lonely Mountain?

The loop is Fm – Eb – Fm – Eb (vi – V – vi – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Song Of The Lonely Mountain in?

Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Song Of The Lonely Mountain?

Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Song Of The Lonely Mountain 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.