Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Anthem For A New America on piano
By Jeff Lorber
- G major
- 4/4
- 78 BPM
- I–IV–V–vi loop
- 2007
- Medium
Learn Anthem For A New America in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – D – Em
Anthem For A New America 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; 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.
GICIVDVEmvi- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 78 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.
- 5
Ending: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
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Questions about Anthem For A New America
What chords are in Anthem For A New America?
The loop is G – C – D – Em (I – IV – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Anthem For A New America in?
G major, at about 78 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Anthem For A New America?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Anthem For A New America 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.