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How to play Be Lifted High on piano

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Left hand Hopscotch stepsRight hand Pausing chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Be Lifted High in 5 steps

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

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    Chords: F# – B – F# – G#m

    Be Lifted High sits in F# major: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F# is F#, A# and C#; B is B, D# and F#; G#m is G#, B and D#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    F#IBIVF#IG#mii
    • F#F# · A# · C#
    • BB · D# · F#
    • G#mG# · B · D#
    75 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Hopscotch steps

    Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Pausing chords

    Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 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. 5

    Ending: F# – B – F#

    The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    F#BF#

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Questions about Be Lifted High

What chords are in Be Lifted High?

The loop is F# – B – F# – G#m (I – IV – I – ii) in F# major, and the song ends on F# – B – F#.

What key is Be Lifted High in?

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

What does the left hand play in Be Lifted High?

Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Be Lifted High easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.