William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921), tune Cradle Song · F major · 3/4 · 80 BPM · 16 bars · Carols
Away in a Manger sits in Carols, written in F major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 80 BPM.
FC7Bb
F
C7
Bb
| 1 | F | · | C7 | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | F | · | Bb | · |
| 3 | F | · | C7 | · |
| 4 | F | · | C7 | F |
A lullaby in three, sixteen bars. Bb is the manger; the last C7 into F is the sleeping. Keep the voice small enough that a child in the next room would not wake.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G7 · C · F · C · G7 · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D · G · D · A7 · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E · A · E · B7 · E · B7 · E |
| F major · Written in this key | F · C7 · F · Bb · F · C7 · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major | G · D7 · G · C · G · D7 · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · D · A · E7 · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · E · B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B |
The Cradle Song tune was published by William J. Kirkpatrick in 1895. Kirkpatrick died in 1921, so on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1991. The 1895 publication and his dates (1838–1921) were checked by search.