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How to play Awesome God on piano
By Rich Mullins
- F# minor
- 2/4
- 84 BPM
- 1988
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Awesome God in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm7 – A – F#m – A – E – F#m – D
How it goes
Awesome God sits in F# minor: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Bm7 is B, D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; F#m is F#, A and C#; E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bm7iv7AIIIF#miAIIIEVIIF#miDVI- Bm7B · D · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- F#mF# · A · C#
- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Freeze-tag footsteps
How it goes
Step, step-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 286 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sparkler
How it goes
One note fizzes in quick little bursts, then wiggles at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 84 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: D – E – F#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEF#m
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Questions about Awesome God
What chords are in Awesome God?
The loop is Bm7 – A – F#m – A – E – F#m – D (iv7 – III – i – III – VII – i – VI) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is Awesome God in?
F# minor, at about 84 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Awesome God?
Freeze-tag footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Awesome God easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Awesome God?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.