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How to play Pilate And Christ on piano
- G minor
- 5/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Pilate And Christ in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – F# – Gm – F#
How it goes
Pilate And Christ sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; F# is F#, A# and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiF#VIIGmiF#VII- GmG · Bb · D
- F#F# · A# · C#
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Late-knock chords
How it goes
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Pilate And Christ
What chords are in Pilate And Christ?
The loop is Gm – F# – Gm – F# (i – VII – i – VII) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Pilate And Christ in?
G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 5/4.
What does the left hand play in Pilate And Christ?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pilate And Christ easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.