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How to play Embrace The Cross on piano
By Steve Green
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1989
- Easy
Learn Embrace The Cross in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fsus4 – F – Gm – Dm – Eb – Bbsus4 – Eb – Bb – Cm7
Embrace The Cross sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 9 chords: Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Dm is D, F and A; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Fsus4Vsus4FVGmviDmiiiEbIVBbsus4Isus4EbIVBbICm7ii7- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- DmD · F · A
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- BbBb · D · F
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Push and land
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pausing chords
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb
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Questions about Embrace The Cross
What chords are in Embrace The Cross?
The loop is Fsus4 – F – Gm – Dm – Eb – Bbsus4 – Eb – Bb – Cm7 (Vsus4 – V – vi – iii – IV – Isus4 – IV – I – ii7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Embrace The Cross in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Embrace The Cross?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Embrace The Cross easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 9 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Embrace The Cross?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.