Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Awesome Is The Lord Most High on piano
Written by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves & others
- A major
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- vi–IV–I–V loop
- 2006
- Medium
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Learn Awesome Is The Lord Most High in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#m – D – A – E
How it goes
Awesome Is The Lord Most High sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#mviDIVAIEV- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
How it goes
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 132 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: F#m – D – A
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
F#mDA
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Questions about Awesome Is The Lord Most High
What chords are in Awesome Is The Lord Most High?
The loop is F#m – D – A – E (vi – IV – I – V) in A major, and the song ends on F#m – D – A.
What key is Awesome Is The Lord Most High in?
A major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Awesome Is The Lord Most High?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Awesome Is The Lord Most High 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.