John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1820–1891) · E minor · 3/4 · 84 BPM · 16 bars · Carols
We Three Kings sits in Carols, written in E minor. It uses 5 chords across 16 bars, at about 84 BPM.
EmB7GAmC
Em
B7
G
Am
C
| Verse | Em | B7 / Em | · | B7 / Em |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | · | G | Am | · |
| Chorus | G | C | G | C |
| 4 | Em | C | G | C |
Sixteen bars in three, from the unfolded 3/8 score. The verse stays on Em and B7; the chorus is the star on G and C. Land the last C and do not add a minor chord after it.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C minor | Cm · G7 · Cm · G7 · Cm · Eb · Fm · Eb · Ab · Eb · Ab · Cm · Ab · Eb · Ab |
| Db minor | C#m · G#7 · C#m · G#7 · C#m · E · F#m · E · A · E · A · C#m · A · E · A |
| D minor | Dm · A7 · Dm · A7 · Dm · F · Gm · F · Bb · F · Bb · Dm · Bb · F · Bb |
| Eb minor | D#m · A#7 · D#m · A#7 · D#m · F# · G#m · F# · B · F# · B · D#m · B · F# · B |
| E minor · Written in this key | Em · B7 · Em · B7 · Em · G · Am · G · C · G · C · Em · C · G · C |
| F minor | Fm · C7 · Fm · C7 · Fm · Ab · Bbm · Ab · Db · Ab · Db · Fm · Db · Ab · Db |
| F# minor | F#m · C#7 · F#m · C#7 · F#m · A · Bm · A · D · A · D · F#m · D · A · D |
| G minor | Gm · D7 · Gm · D7 · Gm · Bb · Cm · Bb · Eb · Bb · Eb · Gm · Eb · Bb · Eb |
| Ab minor | G#m · D#7 · G#m · D#7 · G#m · B · C#m · B · E · B · E · G#m · E · B · E |
| A minor | Am · E7 · Am · E7 · Am · C · Dm · C · F · C · F · Am · F · C · F |
| Bb minor | Bbm · F7 · Bbm · F7 · Bbm · Db · Ebm · Db · Gb · Db · Gb · Bbm · Gb · Db · Gb |
| B minor | Bm · F#7 · Bm · F#7 · Bm · D · Em · D · G · D · G · Bm · G · D · G |
No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.
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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