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How to play Amazing Grace on piano
By Traditional American Melody
- F major
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Learn Amazing Grace in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am7 – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7
Amazing Grace sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am7 is A, C, E and G; Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F; Fmaj7 is F, A, C and E; Bbmaj7 is Bb, D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Am7iii7Gm7ii7Fmaj7Imaj7Bbmaj7IVmaj7- Am7A · C · E · G
- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
- Fmaj7F · A · C · E
- Bbmaj7Bb · D · F · A
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Left hand: Moon River roll
A wide, flowing roll in three, the Moon River feel. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 441 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz chords
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 100 BPM
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.
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Ending: Gm – C7 – F
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Amazing Grace
What chords are in Amazing Grace?
The loop is Am7 – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 (iii7 – ii7 – Imaj7 – IVmaj7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Amazing Grace in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Amazing Grace?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Amazing Grace 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 Amazing Grace?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.