Ein Grosses Leben Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Ein Grosses Leben in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D – Bm – F#m – A
Ein Grosses Leben sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; F#m is F#, A and C#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIBmviF#miiiAV
- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- F#mF# · A · C#
- AA · C# · E
12 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Giant steps
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Giant stepsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Waterfall
Down from the top and splashing between two notes, over and over. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
WaterfallFalling arpeggio · Film scoreRight handMedium
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Both hands at 76 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: D – Bm – D
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DBmD

What chords are in Ein Grosses Leben?

The loop is D – Bm – F#m – A (I – vi – iii – V) in D major, and the song ends on D – Bm – D.

What key is Ein Grosses Leben in?

D major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ein Grosses Leben?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ein Grosses Leben 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.