Lowell Mason (1792–1872), after Handel · D major · 4/4 · 108 BPM · 16 bars · Carols
Joy to the World sits in Carols, written in D major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 108 BPM.
DA7G
D
A7
G
| 1 | D | · | A7 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G | A7 | D | · |
| 3 | G | D | · | A7 |
| 4 | · | D | · | · |
Sixteen bars of a bright hymn. The descending scale of the opening sits on D, then A7, then D. Heaven-and-nature-sing is the A7 in the last four bars; hold the final D so the last repeat of the line can land.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G7 · C · F · G7 · C · F · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major · Written in this key | D · A7 · D · G · A7 · D · G · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E · A · B7 · E · A · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F · Bb · C7 · F · Bb · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · B · C#7 · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major | G · D7 · G · C · D7 · G · C · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · D · E7 · A · D · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · E · F#7 · B · E · B · F#7 · B |
The tune Antioch was published by Lowell Mason in 1839, drawing on Handel. Mason died in 1872, so on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1942. The 1839 publication and Mason’s dates (1792–1872) were checked by search.