Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Bless The Beasts And Children on piano
Written by Barry Devorzon & Perry Botkin Jr.
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1971
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Bless The Beasts And Children in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Fm – G7 – Cm
How it goes
Bless The Beasts And Children sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Fm is F, Ab and C; G7 is G, B, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIFmvG7VI7Cmii- BbBb · D · F
- FmF · Ab · C
- G7G · B · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
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 80 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
Questions about Bless The Beasts And Children
What chords are in Bless The Beasts And Children?
The loop is Bb – Fm – G7 – Cm (I – v – VI7 – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Bless The Beasts And Children in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bless The Beasts And Children?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bless The Beasts And Children 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.