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How to play Yes And Amen on piano

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Learn Yes And Amen in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: A – Bm – G – D
How it goes
Yes And Amen sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVBmviGIVDI
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
48 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Thunder tremolo
How it goes
An octave shaking fast: thunder and suspense. Musicians call it octave tremolo (tremolo), a tricky pattern heard in 150 songs of the library.
Thunder tremoloTremolo · Film scoreLeft handTricky
3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 76 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: Bm – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmGD

What chords are in Yes And Amen?

The loop is A – Bm – G – D (V – vi – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – G – D.

What key is Yes And Amen in?

D major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Yes And Amen?

Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Yes And Amen easy to play on piano?

It is a tricky 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.