Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play A Place In The Choir on piano
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- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- IV–I–V7–I loop
- Medium
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Learn A Place In The Choir in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – D7 – G
How it goes
A Place In The Choir 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; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVGID7V7GI- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
How it goes
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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 – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about A Place In The Choir
What chords are in A Place In The Choir?
The loop is C – G – D7 – G (IV – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.
What key is A Place In The Choir in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Place In The Choir?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Place In The Choir 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.