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With Anna · A lullaby in the Hopi tradition

Hopi Lullaby

Key: G major~62 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsHopi · Arizona, USA
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Hopi Lullaby. A traditional song of the Hopi people of northeastern Arizona, sung to soothe children and pass along the values of Hopi culture. Hopi farmers have grown corn in the high desert for centuries using dry-farming techniques that rely entirely on rainfall and carefully chosen planting depths, without irrigation, and kachina spirits, believed to bring rain and blessings, remain central to Hopi religious life, represented in ceremonies and in carved figures given to children to teach them about the spirit world. Here you will find the meaning and guitar chords.

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A short, clear chant. The chords open from minor into major, like first light arriving.

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Chant — soft vocables

G          Em
Ah-hey-ya, ah-hey-ya, oh,
C          D
ah-hey-ya, ah-hey-ya, oh.
G       Em
Hmm-mm, hmm-mm, ah-hey, oh,
C       D               G
hmm-mm, hmm-mm, ah-hey, oh.
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Chords — guitar & piano

G
Guitar
DGB
Piano
Em
Guitar
EGB
Piano
C
×
Guitar
CEG
Piano
D
××
Guitar
DA
Piano
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Hopi Lullaby — guitar & piano chords

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The story

The song of the morning star. The Hopi people are known for their profound sense of cosmic order and the dance of life, and their cradle songs are often short, ritual and quietly solemn. Many of them celebrate the coming of dawn: they call down light and courage for the growing child, promising that the new day will bring new discoveries.
Vocal coach tip. Precision matters here. Every note should be clear and clean. Imagine singing in a vast open space, where the sound must travel a long way without losing its energy.

Indigenous lullabies are part of a millennia-old oral heritage. The arrangement presented here is an original reworking, intended as a respectful tribute to the beauty and spirituality of these cultures.

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Sources & rights

  • A traditional song of an Indigenous people. Songs like this belong to their communities, and we share it with respect.
  • Recording and arrangement: real instruments played by hand, no AI music, by Relax In No Time.
  • Chords: written by us for guitar and piano.
  • Translation: our own meaning-for-meaning translation, written for understanding. The sung words stay in the original language.

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