Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Fairest Lord Jesus on piano
By Schlesische Volkslieder
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
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Learn Fairest Lord Jesus in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Fb7 – Eb – Fm
How it goes
Fairest Lord Jesus sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Fb7 is Fb, Ab, Cb and Ebb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiFb7bII7EbIFmii- FmF · Ab · C
- Fb7Fb · Ab · Cb · Ebb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 75 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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Fairest Lord Jesus
What chords are in Fairest Lord Jesus?
The loop is Fm – Fb7 – Eb – Fm (ii – bII7 – I – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Fairest Lord Jesus in?
Eb major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Fairest Lord Jesus?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fairest Lord Jesus 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.