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How to play Emmanuel on piano

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Learn 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: Bbm – F – Bbm – F
Emmanuel sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmivFIBbmivFI
- BbmBb · Db · F
- FF · A · C
14 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Groovy roots
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
Groovy rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
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: F – Bbm – F
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBbmF

What chords are in Emmanuel?

The loop is Bbm – F – Bbm – F (iv – I – iv – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bbm – F.

What key is Emmanuel in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Emmanuel?

Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is 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.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.