We Three Kings

John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1820–1891) · E minor · 3/4 · 84 BPM · 24 bars · Carols

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We Three Kings sits in Carols, written in E minor. It uses 5 chords across 24 bars, at about 84 BPM.

Chords in this song

EmB7GCAm

Em

B7

G

C

Am

Chord chart

Chord chart
VerseEm·B7·
2Em·B7Em
ChorusG·C·
4G·Am·
5Em·B7·
6Em·B7Em

How to sing it

A minor verse in three, then a major chorus. Stay dark on Em and B7 for the kings; G and C are the star. The last B7 into Em brings the night back without sitting on Em for four bars.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C minorCm · G7 · Cm · G7 · Cm · Eb · Ab · Eb · Fm · Cm · G7 · Cm · G7 · Cm
Db minorC#m · G#7 · C#m · G#7 · C#m · E · A · E · F#m · C#m · G#7 · C#m · G#7 · C#m
D minorDm · A7 · Dm · A7 · Dm · F · Bb · F · Gm · Dm · A7 · Dm · A7 · Dm
Eb minorD#m · A#7 · D#m · A#7 · D#m · F# · B · F# · G#m · D#m · A#7 · D#m · A#7 · D#m
E minor · Written in this keyEm · B7 · Em · B7 · Em · G · C · G · Am · Em · B7 · Em · B7 · Em
F minorFm · C7 · Fm · C7 · Fm · Ab · Db · Ab · Bbm · Fm · C7 · Fm · C7 · Fm
F# minorF#m · C#7 · F#m · C#7 · F#m · A · D · A · Bm · F#m · C#7 · F#m · C#7 · F#m
G minorGm · D7 · Gm · D7 · Gm · Bb · Eb · Bb · Cm · Gm · D7 · Gm · D7 · Gm
Ab minorG#m · D#7 · G#m · D#7 · G#m · B · E · B · C#m · G#m · D#7 · G#m · D#7 · G#m
A minorAm · E7 · Am · E7 · Am · C · F · C · Dm · Am · E7 · Am · E7 · Am
Bb minorBbm · F7 · Bbm · F7 · Bbm · Db · Gb · Db · Ebm · Bbm · F7 · Bbm · F7 · Bbm
B minorBm · F#7 · Bm · F#7 · Bm · D · G · D · Em · Bm · F#7 · Bm · F#7 · Bm

Patterns inside this song

No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.

Why this song is free to play

Written and published by John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857. Hopkins died in 1891, so on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1961. The 1857 publication and his dates (1820–1891) were checked by search.

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