Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Child Of Peace on piano
By Sandi Patty
- A major
- 9/8
- 126 BPM
- vi–IV–I–vi loop
- 1992
- Medium
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Learn Child Of Peace 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 – F#m
How it goes
Child Of Peace 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. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#mviDIVAIF#mvi- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Round-trip ripple
How it goes
Climbs to the octave and comes straight back home, then rests. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 123 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bouncing star
How it goes
A note and its twin an octave away bounce back and forth. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 126 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: A – E7 – A
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AE7A- E7E · G# · B · D
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Questions about Child Of Peace
What chords are in Child Of Peace?
The loop is F#m – D – A – F#m (vi – IV – I – vi) in A major, and the song ends on A – E7 – A.
What key is Child Of Peace in?
A major, at about 126 beats a minute in 9/8.
What does the left hand play in Child Of Peace?
Round-trip ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Child Of Peace 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.