At The Cross Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn At The Cross in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Fm – Eb – Ab – Db
At The Cross sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmviEbVAbIDbIV
- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
54 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Tap-dance footsteps
Busy little taps around beat 2, then two calm steps to finish. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 100 songs of the library.
Tap-dance footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 76 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: Ab – Db – Ab
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbDbAb

What chords are in At The Cross?

The loop is Fm – Eb – Ab – Db (vi – V – I – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Db – Ab.

What key is At The Cross in?

Ab major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in At The Cross?

Tap-dance footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is At The Cross 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.