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How to play He Knows My Name on piano
Written by Mia Fieldes, Francesca Battistelli & others
- G major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- 2014
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn He Knows My Name in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – D – Em
How it goes
He Knows My Name sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVGIDVEmvi- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
How it goes
Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Zigzag chords
How it goes
Steady at first, then a quick zigzag of chords around beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 88 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: G – Em – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about He Knows My Name
What chords are in He Knows My Name?
The loop is C – G – D – Em (IV – I – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on G – Em – G.
What key is He Knows My Name in?
G major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in He Knows My Name?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is He Knows My Name 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.
Can I hear the real melody of He Knows My Name?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.