Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – Em – C – Am
How it goes
Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIEmviCIVAmii
- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
20 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Pirate-ship sway
How it goes
Bass, chord, bass, chord in a lilting long-short swing. Musicians call it lh chords (6/8) (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in 45 songs of the library.
Pirate-ship swayLeft-hand chords · LullabyLeft handMedium
3
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 60 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: 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
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon?

The loop is G – Em – C – Am (I – vi – IV – ii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon in?

G major, at about 60 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon?

Pirate-ship sway: lh chords (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon 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.