Crucified With Christ Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Crucified With Christ in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – Cm – Bb – Eb
How it goes
Crucified With Christ sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbICmiiBbIEbIV
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- EbEb · G · Bb
57 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: River roll
How it goes
Flows up five notes with a little step near the top, like a river. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 242 songs of the library.
River rollOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 85 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.
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Ending: Bb – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbEbBb

What chords are in Crucified With Christ?

The loop is Bb – Cm – Bb – Eb (I – ii – I – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb – Bb.

What key is Crucified With Christ in?

Bb major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Crucified With Christ?

River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Crucified With Christ 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.