Brahms Lullaby

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) · C major · 3/4 · 72 BPM · 16 bars · Classical

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Brahms Lullaby sits in Classical, written in C major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 72 BPM.

Chords in this song

CG7F

C

G7

F

Chord chart

Chord chart
1C·G7·
2C·G7·
3C·F·
4CG7C·

How to sing it

In three, as a slow rocking. Two bars per chord until the last line, where C and G7 share two bars before the close. Keep the voice small; this is a lullaby, not a hymn.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C major · Written in this keyC · G7 · C · G7 · C · F · C · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · A7 · D · A7 · D · G · D · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · B7 · E · B7 · E · A · E · B7 · E
F majorF · C7 · F · C7 · F · Bb · F · C7 · F
F# majorF# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F#
G majorG · D7 · G · D7 · G · C · G · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab
A majorA · E7 · A · E7 · A · D · A · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · F#7 · B · F#7 · B · E · B · F#7 · B

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Why this song is free to play

Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4, published in 1868. Brahms died in 1897, so on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1967. The 1868 publication and his dates (1833–1897) were checked by search.

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