John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1820–1891) · E minor · 3/4 · 84 BPM · 24 bars · Carols
We Three Kings sits in Carols, written in E minor. It uses 5 chords across 24 bars, at about 84 BPM.
EmB7GCAm
Em
B7
G
C
Am
| Verse | Em | · | B7 | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Em | · | B7 | Em |
| Chorus | G | · | C | · |
| 4 | G | · | Am | · |
| 5 | Em | · | B7 | · |
| 6 | Em | · | B7 | Em |
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.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C minor | Cm · G7 · Cm · G7 · Cm · Eb · Ab · Eb · Fm · Cm · G7 · Cm · G7 · Cm |
| Db minor | C#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 minor | Dm · A7 · Dm · A7 · Dm · F · Bb · F · Gm · Dm · A7 · Dm · A7 · Dm |
| Eb minor | D#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 key | Em · B7 · Em · B7 · Em · G · C · G · Am · Em · B7 · Em · B7 · Em |
| F minor | Fm · C7 · Fm · C7 · Fm · Ab · Db · Ab · Bbm · Fm · C7 · Fm · C7 · Fm |
| F# minor | F#m · C#7 · F#m · C#7 · F#m · A · D · A · Bm · F#m · C#7 · F#m · C#7 · F#m |
| G minor | Gm · D7 · Gm · D7 · Gm · Bb · Eb · Bb · Cm · Gm · D7 · Gm · D7 · Gm |
| Ab minor | G#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 minor | Am · E7 · Am · E7 · Am · C · F · C · Dm · Am · E7 · Am · E7 · Am |
| Bb minor | Bbm · F7 · Bbm · F7 · Bbm · Db · Gb · Db · Ebm · Bbm · F7 · Bbm · F7 · Bbm |
| B minor | Bm · F#7 · Bm · F#7 · Bm · D · G · D · Em · Bm · F#7 · Bm · F#7 · Bm |
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.