Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Adore Him on piano
By Don Poythress
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- V–IV–V–IV loop
- 2009
- Medium
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Learn Adore Him in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Ab – Bb – Ab
How it goes
Adore Him sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVAbIVBbVAbIV- BbBb · D · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Three-step climb
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Raindrop bounce
How it goes
From a high note down, then bouncing in the middle: raindrops on a pond. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 84 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Adore Him
What chords are in Adore Him?
The loop is Bb – Ab – Bb – Ab (V – IV – V – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Adore Him in?
Eb major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Adore Him?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Adore Him 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.