Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) · G major · 4/4 · 112 BPM · 22 bars · Carols
Hark the Herald Angels Sing sits in Carols, written in G major. It uses 4 chords across 22 bars, at about 112 BPM.
GDCD7
G
D
C
D7
| 1 | G | · | D | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | · | · | D | · |
| 3 | G | · | · | D |
| 4 | C | · | G | · |
| 5 | C | D7 | · | G |
| 6 | · | · |
Twenty-two bars of a bright 4/4 hymn. The first twelve bars are two matching lines; the last stretch is the Gloria, where C and D7 push into the final G. Keep the last G short if another verse is coming.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G · C · G · C · G · F · C · F · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab · Db · Ab · Db · Ab · Gb · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A · D · A · D · A · G · D · G · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb · Eb · Bb · Eb · Bb · Ab · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B · E · B · E · B · A · E · A · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C · F · C · F · C · Bb · F · Bb · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C# · F# · C# · F# · C# · B · F# · B · C#7 · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · D · G · D · G · D · C · G · C · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb · Ab · Eb · Ab · Eb · Db · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E · A · E · A · E · D · A · D · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F · Bb · F · Bb · F · Eb · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F# · B · F# · B · F# · E · B · E · F#7 · B |
The tune Mendelssohn was adapted from a work of 1840. Mendelssohn died in 1847, so on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1917. The 1840 origin and his dates (1809–1847) were checked by search.
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