Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Beautiful News on piano
Written by Matt Redman
- A major
- 4/4
- 105 BPM
- 2006
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Beautiful News in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – F – G – A
How it goes
Beautiful News sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIFbVIGbVIIAI- AA · C# · E
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- 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: 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 105 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 – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Beautiful News
What chords are in Beautiful News?
The loop is A – F – G – A (I – bVI – bVII – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Beautiful News in?
A major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Beautiful News?
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 Beautiful News 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.