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How to play And Can It Be That I Should Gain on piano

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Learn And Can It Be That I Should Gain in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – C – G – D7
How it goes
And Can It Be That I Should Gain sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVGID7V7
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
94 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Marching giant
How it goes
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Marching giantLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 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.
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Ending: G – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GD7G

What chords are in And Can It Be That I Should Gain?

The loop is G – C – G – D7 (I – IV – I – V7) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.

What key is And Can It Be That I Should Gain in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in And Can It Be That I Should Gain?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is And Can It Be That I Should Gain easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.