Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play As I Lift You Up on piano
Written by Jeff Deyo
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
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Learn As I Lift You Up in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Bbm – Fm – Eb
How it goes
As I Lift You Up sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbVBbmiiFmviEbV- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Excited heartbeat
How it goes
Lots of quick notes with a tiny skip before beat 3: full of energy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 81 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-clap chords
How it goes
Quick double claps on beats 2 and 4, leaving beats 1 and 3 empty. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Gb – Db – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbDbAb- GbGb · Bb · Db
- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about As I Lift You Up
What chords are in As I Lift You Up?
The loop is Eb – Bbm – Fm – Eb (V – ii – vi – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Gb – Db – Ab.
What key is As I Lift You Up in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in As I Lift You Up?
Excited heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is As I Lift You Up 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.