Come Emmanuel Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Come Emmanuel in 5 steps

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

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Chords: B – F# – G#m – F#
Come Emmanuel sits in B major: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; F# is F#, A# and C#; G#m is G#, B and D#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BIF#VG#mviF#V
- BB · D# · F#
- F#F# · A# · C#
- G#mG# · B · D#
64 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Waltzing river
Flows up five notes with a little step near the top, in three. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 82 songs of the library.
Waltzing riverOpen arpeggio · WaltzLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Swaying waltz chords
Two waltz chords, then a late top note after beat 3 that leans forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Swaying waltz chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 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.
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Ending: F#sus4 – F# – B
The last chords are Vsus – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
F#sus4F#B
- F#sus4F# · B · C#

What chords are in Come Emmanuel?

The loop is B – F# – G#m – F# (I – V – vi – V) in B major, and the song ends on F#sus4 – F# – B.

What key is Come Emmanuel in?

B major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Come Emmanuel?

Waltzing river: open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Come Emmanuel 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.