Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) · Peer Gynt, 1875 · E major · 2/4 · 66 BPM · 16 bars · Classical
Morning Mood sits in Classical, written in E major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 66 BPM.
EB7A
E
B7
A
| 1 | E | · | · | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | B7 | · | E | · |
| 3 | A | · | B7 | · |
| 4 | E | · | · | · |
Sixteen slow bars of two beats, the sunrise theme over long held chords: four bars of E, then B7 and E, a turn to A, and back through B7 to four bars of E. Let each chord swell and fade.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G7 · C · F · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D · G · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major · Written in this key | E · B7 · E · A · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F · Bb · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · B · C#7 · F# |
| G major | G · D7 · G · C · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · D · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · E · F#7 · B |
Morning Mood is from the Peer Gynt music Edvard Grieg composed in 1875. Grieg died in 1907, so the term ended in 1977 on a life-plus-70 basis. Free everywhere.