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How to play The Mountains Of Mourne on piano
By Percy French
- G major
- 3/4
- 120 BPM
- V–I–IV–V loop
- 2003
- Medium
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Learn The Mountains Of Mourne in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – G – C – D
How it goes
The Mountains Of Mourne sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DVGICIVDV- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Lapping waves
How it goes
A low note, then a high pair rocking like small waves in a waltz. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5-10-5 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 74 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz push chords
How it goes
Chord, a push before beat 3, then the landing: a waltz with a nudge. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
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Questions about The Mountains Of Mourne
What chords are in The Mountains Of Mourne?
The loop is D – G – C – D (V – I – IV – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is The Mountains Of Mourne in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in The Mountains Of Mourne?
Lapping waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5-10-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Mountains Of Mourne 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.