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How to play The Huron Carol on piano
By Traditional
- G minor
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- i–iv–i–iv loop
- Medium
Learn The Huron Carol in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm
The Huron Carol sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiCmivGmiCmiv- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- 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: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. 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: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about The Huron Carol
What chords are in The Huron Carol?
The loop is Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm (i – iv – i – iv) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is The Huron Carol in?
G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in The Huron Carol?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Huron Carol 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 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.