Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Faith Unlocks The Door on piano
By Samuel T. Scott
- Bb major
- 3/4
- 80 BPM
- 1955
- Medium
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Learn Faith Unlocks The Door in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – D – D7 – Eb
How it goes
Faith Unlocks The Door sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; D is D, F# and A; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIDIIID7III7EbIV- BbBb · D · F
- DD · F# · A
- D7D · F# · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Waltz rocking
How it goes
Three quick notes up to the top, then one long note back down. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 70 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords
How it goes
A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Eb – Ebm – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbEbmBb- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
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Questions about Faith Unlocks The Door
What chords are in Faith Unlocks The Door?
The loop is Bb – D – D7 – Eb (I – III – III7 – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebm – Bb.
What key is Faith Unlocks The Door in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Faith Unlocks The Door?
Waltz rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Faith Unlocks The Door 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.